Val and David reveal key skills that define a senior engineer, how to develop said skills, and how to overcome anxiety in public speaking.
Show Notes
Talking Points:
- Open Source Project
- Writing Skills
- Self Promotion
- Key differences in Junior and Senior Engineers
- Developing Code Ownership
- Creating Tech Talks And Blog Posts
Quotable Quotes:
- “I absolutely recommend taking over an open-source project. It’s a great way to get experience.” - VK
- “Writing is a very important skill, especially in modern times.” - VK
- “Written [ instead of spoken ] information can be extremely valuable to people as they can search for it after.” - VK
- “[ Promoting yourself ] can be off-putting to a lot of developers, but it is something if you want to get from junior to senior, you need to push through.” - VK
- “To be a senior engineer, you need to be someone your manager wants to promote to a senior engineer.” - VK
- “Being responsible for things going wrong you need to have both the self-responsibility to go in and fix it, as well as have the peace of mind that you are doing your best.” - VK
- “Even if you can’t fix it now, you won’t get fired for it tomorrow.” - VK
- “Always stay calm no matter what you see happening.” - VK
- “Sharing your ideas in a confident manner is great for demonstrating your leadership.” - DG
- “Giving talks and making blog post can give you the recognition you need to have your resume pulled out of the pile.” - VK
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