Interviews and Resources for Engineering Managers and Leaders
Location: Berkshire, UK
Current Role: CTO @ WorkGaps
What’s your background and how did you get into management?
My background was primarily technical – my first roles were in bespoke software, and from there shifted to web-app development. I was recommended a role with a start-up company that led to me building and leading a development team. I’ve been making the transition from senior / lead engineer to a management role over the last year.
Location: Brighton, UK
Current role: VP Engineering, Brandwatch
What’s your background and how did you get into management?
I did Computer Science as an undergraduate and then took an interest in compilers, which became the subject of my Ph.D. After completing my thesis, I joined a fairly small company called Brandwatch in my university town, and 6 years and 3 rounds of VC funding later, I find myself as one of the senior engineering managers in the department.
