How To Know When It’s Time To Leave Your Big Tech Software Engineering Job

In this article, Tsion Behailu shares her experience as a Founding Engineer at Arize after leaving Google. She discusses her journey from exhaustion during her undergraduate years to finding stability and growth at Google. However, she felt the need for a new experience and began soul-searching about what she truly wanted in her career and life. She considered various opportunities such as building an engineering stack from scratch, specializing in a specific technological area, or starting her own startup. Ultimately, she joined Arize after evaluating its potential for growth and the opportunity to work with a trusted colleague. Two years later, she is grateful for the decision that has made her a better engineer and leader.