Readit Newsdavetwichell commented on Leading a dev team with data and not being a tyrant linearb.io/blog/data-driv... · Posted by u/necco908
"A software development team is less like a sales team and more like a band." There's an Oasis joke to be made here, I just can't put my finger on it
davetwichell commented on Dev Team Health: Vital Signs to Watch linearb.io/blog/dev-team-... · Posted by u/necco908
"This type of always-on mentality is something that many companies are learning to combat because it is unhealthy and a leading indicator of bigger issues down the road."
This is something I've struggled with on and off during my career. I like my work and want to help things move along where I can, but being always-on impacts on my family life long-term.
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davetwichell commented on My Journey from Israeli Military Intelligence to VP of R&D linearb.io/blog/7-secrets... · Posted by u/davetwichell
Love the "secrets" Nadav shared with Dan: The #1 characteristic of a great team: They make other teams around them better.
But if you don't like it, you have other options! There's a lot of jobs out there that you might like more, and will benefit a ton from you having a background in engineering. You now have a superpower... you know enough about engineering to be dangerous!
For example – sales, CSMs or support teams for technical products will love you, because you can debug and figure things out – and your job will still involve more talking to customers than code. Look at solutions architect jobs, too.
Same goes for marketing. Most companies would kill for someone who does marketing but with a background in engineering who can do the work of setting up tracking/funnels/etc, rather than bugging engineering teams.
DevOps is a place where the hacker mentality will go a long way. There's not many "languages" you need to know deeply; but rather be really good at figuring things out and understanding how everything works together.
The list goes on! (EDIT: check the replies for more ideas!)
One of the most valuable people on my marketing team when I was at a large company was our "Tech marketing" person. Someone who could build the demos and POCs and answer technical questions from customers and prospects. Maybe something like this or a "Solutions Engineer" could be a good fit