I've built and managed Engineering teams at companies large and small. Currently @ Pusher growing a team who build the world's best realtime web messaging platform.
Great question. Luckily for me there's already a great answer that Greg Brockman wrote in 2014: blog.gregbrockman.com/figuring-out.... In fact in was this post that made me realise I was headed on this track in my career.
I can't add much to it TBH, but basically my role is to grow the team and keep it running smoothly. I don't have a major input on technical decisions but I need to make sure they are made when they are needed, especially as we don't actually have a CTO at Pusher!
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What would you say is the difference in role between a VP of Engineering and a CTO?
Great question. Luckily for me there's already a great answer that Greg Brockman wrote in 2014: blog.gregbrockman.com/figuring-out.... In fact in was this post that made me realise I was headed on this track in my career.
I can't add much to it TBH, but basically my role is to grow the team and keep it running smoothly. I don't have a major input on technical decisions but I need to make sure they are made when they are needed, especially as we don't actually have a CTO at Pusher!