Comment by JaumeGreen
2 years ago
It may depend on the company.
On some it might be an architect level engineer who also manages the team. In others it'll be nothing more than a middle manager that only will see code on their spare time. And it can be everything in between.
So depending on the kind of move it will not have anything to do with engineering and everything to do with managing. And that's HARD. Changing your whole set of skills for another overnight it's not pleasant.
I am beginning to think all the management posts are bullshit to some degree. Management is nor an easily definable skillset, and neither is it a well-defined role.