Senior Developer with 6 Years' Experience, What Next?
summary
Covers career progression for software developers after roughly six years of experience, comparing technical leadership paths such as Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Fellow, and Distinguished roles versus moving into management. Explains the concept of impact associated with those senior technical roles and prompts reflection on leadership within one’s craft, teams, products, and the company.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Beginning
- 7:21Career steps
- 15:13Impact on the company
- 16:23Impact in the company
- 21:52Individual contributors
- 26:03The 4 axes of personal development
- 27:29Exiting and how we exit
- 29:05Knowing when to stop
- 32:13The most effective method
- 34:45Parentheses
- 35:42The office complainer
- 40:09The next steps
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