The transition from a high-performing Individual Contributor to an effective Engineering Manager is hard enough in the best of times, but today, engineering leaders and managers face even greater hurdles in a changing company and technology landscape. In this talk, I will cover some of the trends and challenges engineering leaders and managers face in 2025 and offer advice on how to approach them.
Patrick Kua is a seasoned technology leader with 20+ years of experience. His current mission is accelerating the growth of technical leaders through coaching, mentoring and training. He has had many years of hands-on experience, leading, managing and improving complex organisations and software systems as the CTO and Chief Scientist of N26 (Berlin, Germany) and as a Technical Principal Consultant...