A lot! At some companies, the hiring rubric for engineers included product thinking so it was not a big leap at all to want to formalize that. With the advent of AI, the line is even more blurred.
That post is from 2 years ago, times have changed today to the point where it’s the Product leaders asking how they can become more technical with many eyeing a transition to senior IC roles.
In your experience, how big is the appetite among engineering leaders to move to product leadership?
A lot! At some companies, the hiring rubric for engineers included product thinking so it was not a big leap at all to want to formalize that. With the advent of AI, the line is even more blurred.
Interesting! I haven’t seen too much discussions around that online, but I assumed that would be the case.
That post is from 2 years ago, times have changed today to the point where it’s the Product leaders asking how they can become more technical with many eyeing a transition to senior IC roles.