AI DevSummit 2025 + DeveloperWeek Leadership 2025: Full Schedule

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2:00pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Cracking the Engineering Leadership Code: How to Transition from Intern to Senior Engineer

Wednesday June 4, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT

VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

Manasa Hari, Adobe, SDE III

The leap from individual contributor (IC) to engineering manager is one of the most challenging transitions in a technical career. This session explores the skills, mindset shifts, and strategies needed to become an effective engineering leader.

Key Takeaways:

How to develop leadership skills while still being hands-on technically.

Common pitfalls when moving from IC to manager and how to avoid them.

Strategies for managing former peers and establishing credibility.

Balancing technical excellence with people management responsibilities.

Speakers

Manasa Hari

SDE III, Adobe

Manasa Hari is a Software Development Engineer III (SDE III) with 12 years of experience in designing and scaling cloud-native systems. Currently at Adobe, she has also held key roles at Splunk, Selector AI, Taulia, and RingCentral. Known for her expertise in Kubernetes, event-driven... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics Product Management and Engineering Alignment, Change Management, Leadership Career Paths
Session Type PRO Session
Tracks DeveloperWeek Leadership, Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership), Technical Career Development (DeveloperWeek Leadership), Virtual
In-Person/Virtual Virtual