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7 Levels Of Engineers Describe Software’s Most Important Skill

7 Levels Of Engineers Describe Software’s Most Important Skill

I asked 7 levels of engineers to share the most important skillset for success for their level. These engineers work at companies like Meta, Pinterest, Instacart, and Slack. Intuitively, we understand that the scope of our work should increase as we climb the career ladder. Here's the approximate

Strategic Job Hopping: How to Leave a Job Without Hurting Your Career

Strategic Job Hopping: How to Leave a Job Without Hurting Your Career

Too many engineers are completely unaware of career norms. A recent conversation I had about job tenure really brought this to light. In the tech industry, there's something of an art to timing your exits and entries in the job market. It's an art that can

The Ultimate Glossary Of Tech Career Jargon And Vocabulary

The Ultimate Glossary Of Tech Career Jargon And Vocabulary

I've had a variation of this conversation many times in my career. I'll ping you offline via DM about the perf cycle in the next sprint cycle. Ack Ack is right! Whether you're brand new to tech or a grizzled veteran with decades of

The Ultimate Software Engineer Internship Survival Guide

The Ultimate Software Engineer Internship Survival Guide

We're entering our favorite time of year – summer intern season! From excited new faces joining the team meeting to anxious faces trying to make sense of a massive codebase, internships are hugely important for students. Done correctly, interns earn valuable experience, accelerate their careers, and sample the life

What You've Gotten Wrong about Negotiating a Job Offer

What You've Gotten Wrong about Negotiating a Job Offer

Recently, I tried to help an engineer with negotiating a job offer from a FAANG company. Even though the offer included the max base salary for his compensation band, it was abundantly clear that he was leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity on the table. He didn’t

The AI Battle Between Microsoft and Google - How ChatGPT and Bard AI Will Shape Society

The AI Battle Between Microsoft and Google - How ChatGPT and Bard AI Will Shape Society

The rate of innovation in AI has never been faster. In the past week: * Google released their highly anticipated chatbot, Bard AI * Microsoft and OpenAI held a joint live event announcing the integration of their chatbot, ChatGPT, into Bing and the Edge browser The increasing power of Artificial Intelligence has

Inside The Layoff Era of Big Tech (Meta, Google, Amazon Layoffs)

Inside The Layoff Era of Big Tech (Meta, Google, Amazon Layoffs)

In the past 5 days: * Google laid off 12,000 * Microsoft laid off 10,000 * Amazon laid off 18,000 When I joined Meta back in 2017, I never expected to see large-scale layoffs at the biggest, most profitable tech companies in the world (Meta laid off 11,000 employees