Realistic prospects of getting back to management later

Question

I currently manage a ML team in a startup. Been doing it for about 2 years now. Due to a number of changes including required relocation, I can't and won't stay. Let's say I get an offer as a Principal MLE at a much larger/better company (think Salesforce, Workday etc.), with bigger scale opportunity.If I make this transition, is it realistic or even possible to make it back into a management track role later?

caprock · Accepted Answer

Yes, very realistic.Search for the engineering / manager pendulum online to see various discussions on the topic.There are lots of differences between management in a startup vs a larger or more mature company too.