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Why I Became a Software Engineer at Modus Create

Modus Create

As an aspiring business leader and entrepreneur, I believe that not having a fundamental understanding of software development and data analysis weakens executive decisions that accordingly diminish long-term value creation. In other words, making big decisions and not knowing how technology works is bad for business.

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Should You Be a Product Manager or a Software Engineer?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Here's a breakdown of how to consider a career in product management versus software engineering As a new grad, I was lucky enough to choose between product management and software engineering amongst other options. You focus on gaining skills and becoming a good engineer first whereas PM-ing is more of a trial by fire.

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Should You Be a Product Manager or a Software Engineer?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Here's a breakdown of how to consider a career in product management versus software engineering As a new grad, I was lucky enough to choose between product management and software engineering. You focus on gaining skills and becoming a good engineer first whereas PM-ing is more of a trial by fire.

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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

Sarah Dayan is a staff engineer at Algolia , a “Search-as-a-Service” platform that helps developers build index and search capabilities into their own platforms through an API, and the host of two tech podcasts: Developer Experience and Entre Devs. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer.

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Complete Guide—Technical Program Manager Interview Questions & Answers

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Have you been intrigued by the position of Technical Program Manager? But this doesn't mean you can't prepare for and ace your upcoming technical program manager interview. The best way to get ready is by reviewing some real TPM interview questions from some of the top tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon, and more.

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How to Become a Startup Product Manager without Experience

The Product HQ

In the conceptualization phase, product managers must identify the vision, mission, and requirements that will condition how a team builds out a product. On one hand, this entails coming up with possible design concepts that capture the vision, mission, and goals of a given product.

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How Levels.fyi Brought Salary Transparency to the Tech Industry

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Jacob interviews Zuhayeer , co-founder of Levels.fyi, to discuss careers in tech, launching MVPs, and negotiating salaries. We realized this was a common question and decided to build a simple visualization to compare software engineer titles across companies. J: What motivated you to build and launch Levels.fyi ? What’s next?