Headed for the Exit: the Great Engineering Leader Career Break

What this means for your job search: Expect interviews to increasingly probe your adaptability to AI-driven changes and your comfort with fast-paced, "founder-mode" environments. Proactively highlight your continuous learning, particularly in AI, and demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset in your responses. Trend: more CTOs, VPEs, and Heads of Engineering are walking away from their high-status, in-demand positions. There are many reasons, mostly related to AI, and to "founder mode"