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Ever wondered what they didn't tell you about transitioning to an engineering manager? Curious how to choose between technical leadership and people management? Can introverts excel just as much as extroverts in this role? Find out at the GDG Berlin panel discussion at Shiftmove as we uncover these career mysteries!

Dive deep into the insights of becoming an engineering manager, and hear the stories of those who made it. Explore how to retain engineers and what motivates them. Learn the secrets of balancing tech quality and business growth.

Whether you're an individual contributor or a team leader, whether you're here to learn or eager to actively participate by sharing your opinions and asking questions, you're wholeheartedly invited. See you at the GDG Berlin meetup at Shiftmove!

Agenda

6:00 PM: Registration

6:30 PM: Panel discussion & Q&A

In this part we will talk about Career Paths in Engineering Management.

7:15 PM: Break

7:30 PM: Panel discussion & Q&A

In the second part of the discussion we will address topic of Building and Leading High-Performing Engineering Teams.

8:00 PM: Pizza & drinks

Panelists

Jason Thrasher - Shiftmove (CTO)

Jason is an engineer who loves to build technology and teams. He is new to Berlin, having joined Shiftmove to solve mobility problems in the European markets through technological transformation. He has been fortunate to be a part of exits in Silicon Valley, and is currently learning new things about the tech market in Germany as he broadens his world view.

CJ Jenkins - Zalando (Applied Science Manager)

CJ is a reformed academic who spent years building and deploying machine learning algorithms for various fintechs. She has spent the past 3 years leading data and engineering teams, and loves helping people grow within their role and executing deliverables on time.

Vishal Varshney - Zalando (Engineering Leader)

I am a Senior Engineering Manager for Product Development with 17 years of experience. I have extensive experience in setting up processes and automation infrastructure for agile teams.

Moderator

Eugenia Zigisova - Limehome GmbH (Frontend Lead)

Eugenia is a frontend engineer and lead at Limehome—a digital hotel starup, and tech event speaker who is passionate about web performance. She has experience working in fast-growing European startups like N26 and Gorillas where she helped to build a web performance culture. Before moving to Berlin, she ran Google Developer Group and led Women Techmakers in Latvia for several years.

Hosted By

Abhinav Kulshreshtha, GDG Organizer

Eugenia Zigisova, Organizer

Jerome Mouton, Organizer

Louis Tsai, GDG Organizer

manjula dube, Organizer

Partner

Shiftmove (https://www.shiftmove.com/) SHIFTMOVE is the European pioneer for mobility operations. Emerging from the merger of the two market leaders Avrios and Vimcar, SHIFTMOVE enables companies to reap the benefits of holistic operational mobility management. SHIFTMOVE's mission is to integrate all mobility needs of employees, goods and tools in an easy-to-manage, cloud-based software platform. It creates the basis for transforming operational mobility from a pure cost factor into a value driver for the entire organisation.

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We talked about:

CJ’s background Evolutionary biology Learning machine learning Learning on the job and being honest with what you don’t know Convincing that you will be useful CJ’s first interview Transitioning to industry Tailoring your CV Data science courses Moving to Berlin Being selective vs ‘spray and pray’ Moving on to new jobs Plan for transitioning to industry Requirements for getting hired Publications, portfolios and pet projects Adjusting to industry Bad habits from academia Topics with long-term value CJ’s textbook

Links:

CJ's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-jenkins/ Positions for master students: one two

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