Title: Leading Effective Platform Engineering Teams: Bridging Management Pitfalls & Technical Excellence In this experience-led session, I’ll share my journey from individual contributor to Head of Platform Engineering—highlighting the common pitfalls tech leaders face while building strong teams and becoming managers people want to follow. We’ll dig into why the engineer-manager gap exists, how to build trust early, and what it takes to drive clarity, accountability, and motivation through effective 1:1s, delegation, and technical credibility. We'll also dive into the practical side ...