Every recruiter I talk to just gives me the same KPI/volume script, and I’m looking for the actual move to get to the next level.

Is it worth doubling down on niche infrastructure like Azure or Databricks, or is the technical stuff a dead end for getting to Director?

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I'm in your same boat, as I'm also trying to "level-up" after being a successfull IC in the past decade. My current understanding is that we need to think more about why than how, and that means being very pragmatic and not focus on technical details too much, but also business outcome. I'm experimenting this way of working right now as a IC, so that I have relevant experience to land a better job soon and see if this actually works.

I find it odd that big successful brands like Netflix, SpaceX, Meta, Nvidia, even Google to a degree, you kind of have to know a thing or two about technology, not that MBA washed up script, its okay to have the MBA, but they cant be leading divisions of engineers from a spreadsheet

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