Defining a new track of technical leadership with Stuart Kelly | TLH Fintech #1

<p>There’s a strong typical career path in software engineering: junior, regular, senior, tech lead, engineering manager, and then somewhere down the line: CTO.</p> <p>But the CTO is really a business role with a technical background.</p> <p>As the company scales, it’s less and less focused on software architecture and technical challenges.</p> <p>Instead, a CTO ends up managing 5-6 direct reports, their calendar is filled with 1-on-1s, and their time taken up by strategic meetings, budgets, and hiring policies.</p> <p>Shouldn’t there be a separate track for a different kind of leadership—leadership on a technical level?</p> <p>That’s we talked about with Stuart Kelly, Staff Engineer (and former CTO) at Zego, a fast-growing company changing the face of insurtech.</p> <p>Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next!</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://stxnext.com/" target="_blank">https://stxnext.com/</a></p> <p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/STXNext/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/STXNext/</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/</a></p> <p>Behance: <a href="https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/</a></p> <p>Dribbble: <a href="https://dribbble.com/STXNext/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://dribbble.com/STXNext/</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/</a></p> <p>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse</a></p>