Name: From individual contributor to management: How to become "Scalable" beyond code?
Start: 2026-05-27T15:30:00+0200
End: 2026-05-27T16:00:00+0200

From individual contributor to management: How to become "Scalable" beyond code?

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Wednesday May 27, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 CEST

👾 DEV/TECH ARENA

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You have spent years designing robust architectures, optimizing system performance, and automating everything that can be. As an Individual Contributor (IC), your impact is clear, measurable, and direct. But there comes a time when, to truly move the needle, you need to change your paradigm: what if your next scalability challenge wasn't technical, but human?

Moving from a technical expert role to a manager role should not be seen as a "promotion" up the hierarchy, but as a transition to a completely new profession where your success depends on the success of others. This is the story of moving from individual optimization to building a system capable of growing without you being a Single Point of Failure (SPOF).

Through this feedback from a former architect and open-source enthusiast turned Engineering Manager, we will explore the stages of this mutation:

* **Daily Impact:** How to redefine your "Definition of Done" when you no longer produce code?
* **Becoming Scalable:** Learning to delegate not to offload work, but to multiply the organization's impact.
* **Technical Legitimacy:** How to remain a credible peer without becoming your team's bottleneck.
* **Beginner Pitfalls:** Identifying common "bugs" for new managers (micromanagement, keyboard withdrawal, imposter syndrome).

This talk is for anyone questioning their future career path: should I remain an expert or switch to management? The goal is to provide concrete keys to successfully making the leap, understanding that management is ultimately about designing an architecture where humans are the most precious and complex components.

**Keywords:** Leadership, Engineering Management, Career Path, Transition, Scalability, Soft Skills, Feedback, Coaching.

Speakers

Marcel Marquez

Head of Engineering, ADEO Services

A former biologist turned Java enthusiast and software craftsmanship advocate, I spent a decade as a Software Architect shaping technical governance and best practices within large-scale organizations. Currently a Head of Engineering, I lead Staff Engineers and QA teams focused on... Read More →

Wednesday May 27, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 CEST
👾 DEV/TECH ARENA 135 Rue Sadi Carnot, Ronchin, France

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