Re:Ask HN: Transition from Dev to Manager
by SuperDuperTango on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @02:13AM
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On that second point...if the recruiter or hiring manager balks at the request to position yourself to be a manager or lead in the future, pack your bags and keep on looking.
When you do look for another job, be up front with the company you're talking to. You may want to interview for a Senior dev position, but tell the recruiter that you want to parlay your experience into being a manager or lead. At my last company, we hired a couple of folks like this, and they almost all turned out to be good managers and leaders.