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Interested in levelling up in Software Engineering? In tech, there are different Software Engineerin paths you can follow. At Miro, you can be an Individual Contributor or an Engineering Manager, and can grow within either track. Hear from two Engineering Managers and a Staff Engineer from Miro about the path they chose. You’ll hear what their day to day looks like, the questions they considered before making their choice, and what happens if you don’t like the path you chose – can you go back?

Hosts
🌟 Elliot Monifi, Senior Engineering Manager at Miro
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🌟Ashwini Dhananjeyan, Engineering Manager at Miro
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🌟Sander van Veen, Staff Engineer at Miro
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:20 EM vs IC: The two engineering career paths
00:50 Engineering Manager: Questions to ask yourself
02:54 Engineering Manager: Do you miss anything about being an IC?
03:58 Engineering Manager: Skills to focus on developing
05:15 Engineering Manager to Staff Engineer: A comparison between both paths
07:25 What does an Engineering Manager do?
08:35 What does a Staff Engineer do?
10:00 Senior Engineer vs Staff Engineer
10:42 Engineering Manager: Career growth and development of your team
12:24 Career paths after Staff Engineer or Engineering Manager
14:20 Staff Engineer: Mentorship opportunities for junior engineers
15:02 What do you like about your role?
16:51 Outro

Learn more about Life at Miro
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About Miro
Miro is a visual workspace for innovation that enables distributed teams of any size to build the next big thing. The platform's infinite canvas enables teams to lead engaging workshops and meetings, design products, brainstorm ideas, and more. Miro, co-headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam, serves more than 60M users worldwide, including 99% of the Fortune 100. Miro was founded in 2011 and currently has more than 1,800 employees in 12 hubs around the world.