SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka

Would you rather be an Engineer learning how to Product or a Product Manager learning how to Engineer?

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14mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
SqueakyQuokka
SqueakyQuokka

Always transition from Engineer to PM, not the other way round.

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek14mo

Why?

ZestyMarshmallow
ZestyMarshmallow
Zepto14mo

Learning the business nuances, business/user first thinking can be learnt easily and applied.

But learning how to implement a logic in code and understanding the dependencies of various systems is not easily learnable. Also involves the crux of different language learning.

DancingBoba
DancingBoba
Student14mo

pm that knows enigneering

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek14mo

Powerful combo

GroovyRaccoon
GroovyRaccoon
Oracle14mo

Ha ha !
A marketer with a good aptitude learning to be Product Manager would be super combination.

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek14mo

Maha combo

DizzyPotato
DizzyPotato
Dunzo14mo

This is the realest question that no one knows the answer to.

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek14mo

You don’t want to accept it lmao 😜

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ZippySushi
ZippySushi
Bijnis14mo

Developers turning PMs is theoretically possible, some of us may have anecdotal evidence as well but it is largely difficult. Stakeholder management is just one part of being a PM, then you have to look at funnels, plan experiments, run queries whenever an idea strikes to validate it and then so many stakeholders reaching out to you every now and then. There’s legal, compliance, design, marketing, engineering, business heads etc.

If you are still able to make time, learn figma and make a designer’s life easy and write exceptionally good documents to help your tech teams and org move forward with high velocity.

And still if you find time, feel free to code since you were originally an engineer taking over a PM role in today’s internet companies.

ZippySushi
ZippySushi
Bijnis14mo

One more thing- you have to be exceptionally good with writing emails to keep all stakeholders aligned and informed and make exceptional ppts to build alignment on any new product idea.

Hope I have made my point

FloatingWaffle
FloatingWaffle

Current brand of Product managers are totally not required. The moment engineers find more time, product is done for. With AI that's happening.

SnoozyWalrus
SnoozyWalrus

Engineer to PM is very much possible but for 10% of cases.

BubblyBurrito
BubblyBurrito

Hey @DarlesChickens I am looking for job in Analytics since more than 1.5+ yr. I have completed my course in Data science and Analytics from Upgrad and didn't get any job opportunity/support from them. I hold 2+ years of experience as a Research Associate and looking to switch my career in Analytics. Please let me know if you can refer me for any entry level "Analytics" role at Razorpay. Thanks !

SquishyBanana
SquishyBanana

The path chooses you

SqueakyDumpling
SqueakyDumpling

Engineering to PM

BubblyBurrito
BubblyBurrito

Hey @salt could you please be able to refer me for any entry level role in Product/Data Analytics if any opening at the moment you know at Gojek?

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