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Engineering Manager
Jenesh Napit
Hi! I'm a Software Engineering Manager based in New York City.
I enjoy solving technical problems, managing teams and launching products.
About me
My professional journey in the Software Engineering world started in the height of the 2020 pandemic and I've been working remotely ever since.
Since starting I've been fortunate enough to have been promoted all the way to a Senior Software Engineer and then in July 2023 officially becoming an Engineering Manager.
Now that I'm a manager I'm responsible for the growth and development of my team members and making sure my team is shipping great products and features.
Through this blog I want to share my mistakes and learnings from both a Software Engineer and a Engineer Manager perspective. I hope you enjoy reading my blog posts and if you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to me.
Work experience
Engineering Manager (Consumer Growth)
Codecademy, New York, NY
Jul 2023 - Present
Led a team of 4 engineers, designer and Product Manager. Worked with PM and stakeholders to define the roadmap for the team. Helped tech lead(s) project manage to ensure products and features are delivered on time with high quality. Coached and mentored engineers to help them grow and develop through weekly 1:1s.
Senior Software Engineer (Enterprise)
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023
Led multiple full stack projects from the initial RFC stage to launch. Mentored junior engineers and helped unblock them when needed. Led and faciliated a bi-weekly Lightning Talks from technical to non-technical talks.
Software Engineer II
Sep 2021 - Mar 2023
Software Engineer
Aug 2020 - Sep 2021
Software Engineer Apprentice
May 2020 - Aug 2020
Check out some of my latest blogs below
View all posts »You can expect my posts to be my own genuine throughts (No AI generated spam content 🙅♂️). I will try to bring a unique dual perspective from a Software Engineer's lens and from a Engineering Manager lens. To keep things fresh my goal is to have a mix of technical and non-technical topics.