Software engineer or engineering leader? What’s the difference and where do you fit?
Corey Nichols began his career in the tech industry as a software engineer.
He anticipated working on “hands-on technical aspects of software engineering,” but instead, coordinated different teams and encouraged his developers to continue learning and improve the “quality of code” they wrote.
Nichols transitioned from being a software engineer to a Director of Engineering at SonoSim, helping grow the company from 20 to 50 employees.
Ledge sat down with Corey to find out what’s involved in a leadership of engineering role that differentiates it from the software engineering seat.
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