From Engineer to EM: Imposter Syndrome, Mentors & more (with Gladys Lim)

About this episode

Gladys Lim discusses her transition from engineering to management, addressing imposter syndrome and the importance of mentorship in tech.

Thinking about moving from hands-on coding to people leadership – or just wanting more control over your engineering career? In this episode of SEEK Bytes, we sit down with Gladys Lim, an Engineering Manager based in Kuala Lumpar who leads squads in SEEK’s monetisation & insights domain, building products that keep hirers coming back This episode's special guest: Gladys Lim (SEEK Engineering Manager - based in Kuala Lumpur) Gladys shares her journey from barcode integrations and games dev to full-stack engineer and, eventually, EM – including what surprised her about loving people leadership, how she navigated a jarring feedback-loop shift, and why management is a different career path, not just a promotion. She gets real about imposter syndrome, being a woman in tech across APAC, hiring for diverse teams, and using empathy, vulnerability and structure to make mentoring actually work. In this episode you’ll learn: • What it really means to shift from IC to EM – from instant code feedback to months-long people outcomes, delegating without micromanaging, and redefining success as enabling the team, not being the strongest coder. • How to navigate imposter syndrome and bias – using…

People in this episode

Host: SEEK

Guest: Gladys Lim

Topics covered

• career transition
• people leadership
• imposter syndrome
• mentorship
• diversity in tech

Keywords

• engineering management
• imposter syndrome
• mentorship
• diverse teams
• career development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SEEK

Places: Kuala Lumpur, APAC

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