Marlena Lui spent most of her four years of experience as a software engineer working deep within the Bloomberg Terminal’s infrastructure. She was looking for an opportunity to advance in her career and found the opportunity to do so in Bloomberg’s Trading Analytics Engineering department, where she now leads a full-stack team in the Buy-Side area. In this new role, she’s learned how to step up as a leader, learn a new business domain, and adopt a new tech stack. Marlena was born and raised in NYC and earned her BA in Computer Science from NYU.
Making the move to manager: Common pitfalls for new engineering leaders
Jacqueline Pan and Marlena Lui focus on challenges involved with people leadership: - How to rebrand yourself as a new engineering leader - How to build trust with a new team without prior experience or credibility - How to delegate effectively - How to balance proactive leadership without micromanaging.
