from Gergely Orosz | by Gergely Orosz

“Is it easier to get into Big Tech / FANG as a senior engineer or as an engineering manager? It’s my goal to work there, but my startup has an opportunity for me to become a manager.” It’s a lot harder as a manager. Here’s why: t.co/tQjhSvBFS6

My answer on Reddit: t.co/fn68KO9i4p The thread with good takes from others: t.co/1AmB4YLgVr

My personal experience was the same with Uber. I was a tech lead - managing a small team - at Skyscanner. Getting a senior engineer position at Uber was straightforward. I had management experience and asked if I could be considered for EM positions. The answer was no.

While at Uber, about 50% of managers we hired externally in my org, in Amsterdam. The other 50% were senior engineers entering the apprentice engineering manager program (myself included). There was a point when we had more internally transitioned EMs than externally hired ones.