#49: Krakow: New Rules for Engineering Managers and Directors. Who Survives 2027?
For years the rule was simple: one engineering manager, one team of people.
In 2027 an engineering manager leads people, developers and agents. A director is expected to serve more teams with the same leadership layer. Leaders who keep running the old playbook become the easy line in the next budget review. Leaders who change what they own stay worth keeping.
At ELC Meetup #49 in Kraków, Andrei Sheleh, Director of Engineering at Splunk, opens up how the engineering manager and director roles are changing. More speakers will be announced soon.
What we'll cover:
🎙️ Andrei Sheleh [Splunk]:
How the engineering manager and director roles changed: leading people, developers and agents at once, scaling the number of teams one leader can serve, and what a company pays an engineering leader for in 2027.
🎙️ More speakers to be announced soon.
You leave with the new rules for your role and a self-check: what you do today that keeps you worth keeping, and what makes you the easy line in the next budget review.
This meetup is made possible by Splunk.
Come if you lead engineering managers or teams today and plan to still lead them in 2028.
You leave with the new rules for your role and a self-check: what you do today that keeps you worth keeping, and what makes you the easy line in the next budget review.
What makes our meetups different:
Action-oriented: Every talk includes takeaway guides/frameworks you can photograph or access via QR code
Case study focused: Real implementations, real results, real failures
Interactive: Audience Q&A with people who've actually done this
Practical: Skip the vendor pitches—hear from practitioners
Perfect for engineering leaders tired of AI marketing fluff who want practical insights.