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The Unwritten Rules to Becoming a Senior Developer: 4 Steps to Level Up

The Unwritten Rules to Becoming a Senior Developer: 4 Steps to Level Up

Titles aren’t everything. But it’s silly to think they’re meaningless. There’s a bit of an unhealthy obsession among software developers (me included) with getting to Senior level, but there is a good reason: On one end of the developer career spectrum is junior. They are expendable,

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

Coders and No-Code: Why Software Engineers Should Learn No-Code Tools

Coders and No-Code: Why Software Engineers Should Learn No-Code Tools

The demand for custom software in the world is insatiable. Tech companies create value with their software products, but the demand is far broader than the tech industry: software is eating the world across law, real estate, and much more. Writing code is one way to build custom software (and

How I Received $800,000 Compensation as a Meta Staff Engineer

How I Received $800,000 Compensation as a Meta Staff Engineer

In 2021, the last full year I worked at Meta, I made more than $800,000 dollars. In this post, I'll break down my compensation and how it changed each year. Here's the proof from one of my last paystubs in 2021: I joined Facebook, now

Professional Software Engineer Vs School - A lot of "No's"

Professional Software Engineer Vs School - A lot of "No's"

So you’ve finally gotten through discrete math, functional programming, and operating systems, grinded on Leetcode for months, and have a job offer to show for it! You likely came into college knowing nothing about how to code, and after countless sleepless nights of struggling, find yourself in a position

How I Became A Tech Lead And What I Learned Along The Way

How I Became A Tech Lead And What I Learned Along The Way

If I tell you how I became a tech lead you’re going to laugh. You see, I became a tech lead first in my head, and later in reality. There I was, a fresh Eng 2 who just came back from a leadership training for which my manager at

Adopting A True Software Engineer Growth Mindset: Proactive vs. Reactive

Adopting A True Software Engineer Growth Mindset: Proactive vs. Reactive

I'm Jian, and I'm here to talk about a crucial mindset shift I made while working at Attentive (a fast-growing startup). In this article, I'll share how adopting a proactive mindset allowed me to make significant wins at my previous company -- both leveling