w/harry wolff, director of engineering at mongodb
guest: harry wolff, director of engineering at mongodb
- skill gets you in the door but timing and a little luck often decide if you land the role
- check how long a job has been posted since freshly opened roles can mean less calibrated expectations and an easier bar
- hiring managers often default to tools like react as an easy filter because its hard to evaluate soft skills at scale
- before moving into management expect to learn interpersonal conflict and non-technical skills you were never taught as an engineer
- expect the job search to take around six months and be ready for the emotional toll since even senior engineers find it draining