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What does it look like to be a senior+ / staff software engineer?
Staff engineers are the ones making $400,000+... But how do you become one? Spoiler: it’s not just years of experience. Let’s dive in to find out...
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The complete roadmap for backend engineering
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The Ultimate Guide: Should I join a startup?
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The Ultimate Guide: Should I join a startup?
I’ve spent 7 yrs working for startups. Get the inside scope on the good, bad, and the ugly of what it’s like. Are we talking 🌈 & 🌹 or 💩📺 ? Read on…
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5 ways to gain your team’s trust
If people can count on you to consistently deliver, you’ll go very far. It’s almost like an unfair advantage.
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The complete roadmap for backend engineering
Ever wanted a step-by-step guide for learning backend engineering? This is for you.
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How to quickly learn a new framework or technology
A proven 4 step framework to help you be successful in that new job or project you are working on.
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How to grow into the tech lead position
What skills do I need to develop to grow into a software engineering tech lead? That’s the question I asked myself and my manager last year.
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5 things I learned building an email campaigns tool that scaled to 1/2 billion emails sent in ~1 year
This was a super fun, yet challenging project to work on. I’ve learned so much about scaling and performance along the way.
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Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
I used to think if I became a Senior Software Engineer I would know everything, could build anything, and all my imposter syndrome would go away. 😅
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Level up software engineering 🚀
Level up software engineering 🚀
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