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Diary of an Engineering Manager

Suresh Choudhary

A companion for your journey from Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager

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    Senior Engineering Manager at Salesforce, building platforms and people. With 15+ years of experience, I share real, no-fluff insights in the best weekly newsletter for Software Engineering Managers.

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