Skill-building and Growing in Seniority
summary
Five-panelists with about 10+ years experience map concrete ways to level up: publish small apps to GitHub and publish a Play Store app ($25) (three simple apps once landed a job), spend ~1 hour a day on deliberate learning, open-source more, and use pair programming and active feedback to hone soft skills. Emphasize diagnosing bugs quickly, explaining the why of architecture, showing ownership on long-lived problems, mentoring juniors, and broadening perspectives by examining other languages and systems.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and panelists
- 1:51Paths to seniority
- 10:40Key skills for growth
- 27:16What defines seniority
- 41:44Senior vs lead engineer roles
- 54:53Overcoming career stagnation
- 59:27Final advice and closing
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