S1E3 Distinguished Engineer Annie Vella's wild career journey and finding joy as a reluctant manager

Annie Vella, a distinguished engineer at Westpac New Zealand, joins the podcast to talk about her incredibly varied career journey, repeatedly ending up working alongside her husband, and riding the manager to individual contributor pendulum. 08:00 Working in Different Domains and Embracing Change 20:00 Transitioning into Management Roles 25:00 The Value of Embracing Change and New Opportunities 35:30 Transitioning to Engineering Manager Roles 46:00 The Impact of AI Tools on Software Engineers