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Why The Best AI Engineers Are Former Managers | Tolans.com

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Our most effective ICs all share a common trait: they’re former managers.

Why The Best AI Engineers Are Former Managers | Tolans.com Watch the Trailer Download on the App Store Back to all articles Why The Best AI Engineers Are Former Managers March 4, 2026 by Quinten Farmer Our most effective ICs all share a common trait: they’re former managers. We’re aggressive early adopters of AI-augmented engineering at Tolan, even in places like our native iOS app. Like others we saw a step-change in the efficacy of long-running, concurrent agents starting in early December. Surprisingly, the engineers who benefited most from that step change weren't necessarily the ones who

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