How to be a

senior

developer

tim.js

How to be a

senior

mature

developer

On being a senior engineer

Adrian Fâciu

adrianfaciu.dev

Technical experience

Explicit tradeoffs

"Right and wrong are a matter of knowing what you are trying to accomplish, what the options are, and how to compare the merit of the options"

Dave Anderson

Good

communication skills

Estimates

You are a role model, act like one

Grow your
Influence

Mentorship

and

Sponsorship

Time management

Four Thousand Weeks

Constructive feedback

Radical Candor

Thanks for the feedback

Offer solutions, not rants

Behaving like a senior engineer

Metrics?

Technical experience is relatively easy to measure

Behaviours are much harder to measure and 'fix'

“The degree to which other people want to work with you is a direct indication of how successful you’ll be in your career as an engineer”

The Staff Engineer’s Path - Tanya Reilly

Beyond senior? To be continued...