Technology · Career move
Senior Software Engineer → Engineering Manager
What the move actually takes — the path, the skills to add, and the timeline — with the pay it unlocks. Indicative and sourced; a target, not a promise.
The trajectory
$270,000 now → $300,000 in 2 yrs
~2 yrs typical
The path
Route: ic-to-management
Skills to add
What Engineering Manager needs that Senior Software Engineer typically doesn't.
- Hire, coach, and manage performance
- Own team delivery and planning
- 1:1s, feedback and career development
Explore both roles
Figures are indicative, in USD, and never a guarantee of an outcome.