Since you can have a great career as a software engineer or a software engineering manager, the decision to manager should come down to what you're good at, and what you want to do.
This video gives advice on figuring out if you should be a manager, based on my 30 years in big tech, much of it as a software engineering manager and principal engineer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
01:08 What makes a good manager?
01:26 Technical domain experience
02:23 Able to give up hands on work
02:45 Delegating
03:29 Communicating and groups
04:23 Multitasking
05:17 Overwhelming mail and messaging
06:51 People management challenges
07:42 Not advantageous vs IC
08:54 Summary