Ask HN: Realistic prospects of getting back to management later

Posted by throwaway123198 on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @05:18PM
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I currently manage a ML team in a startup. Been doing it for about 2 years now. Due to a number of changes including required relocation, I can't and won't stay. Let's say I get an offer as a Principal MLE at a much larger/better company (think Salesforce, Workday etc.), with bigger scale opportunity.

If I make this transition, is it realistic or even possible to make it back into a management track role later?

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Re:Ask HN: Realistic prospects of getting back to management... by caprock on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @11:09PM (#45910524)

Yes, very realistic.

Search for the engineering / manager pendulum online to see various discussions on the topic.

There are lots of differences between management in a startup vs a larger or more mature company too.

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