I tripled my salary and became a senior director at Uber in 6 years. Here's the 3-step strategy I used to break out of middle management.

Madan Thangavelu. Courtesy of Madan Thangavelu Madan Thangavelu became a senior engineering director at Uber in six years, leading 530 engineers. Proactive problem-solving and management skills propelled Thangavelu's career in tech leadership. Mutual trust with managers and strategic timing were crucial to his rise at Uber. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Madan Thangavelu, a 39-year-old senior director of engineering at Uber from Mountain View, California. It's been ed...