[HN Gopher] How to grow as a senior engineer or why I got a new job
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How to grow as a senior engineer or why I got a new job
Author : mooreds
Score : 17 points
Date : 2021-03-21 21:14 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| phendrenad2 wrote:
| Good advice. There's a lot of discussion about what a senior
| engineer should do, but this is a different discussion altogether
| (how do you find opportunities for growth once you're senior).
| karmakaze wrote:
| Choices presented: 1. management 2.
| entrepreneur 3. bigger company with bigger problems
| 4. become junior in new thing
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| Of those, 2 or 3 seem the best for me (currently in 3), I've
| already seen enough to not want to go 4. Doing 2 would only make
| sense with cofounders who were interested in the biz/marketing
| side more than I am, otherwise fail for sure.
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| I wonder about 1. I get the sense that as soon as I pick that
| option, my mind will age at a phenomenal rate. Certainly growing
| in 'soft' skills but I value staying sharp too much.
| steve_adams_86 wrote:
| I'm almost 15 years in now and feel like a) there's still a lot
| to learn before I could be effective as management and b) very
| few companies I've worked with or interviewed with seem to want
| to support management skills or values that I'd want to develop
| or embody.
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| As a result I can only see myself going into management in bad
| faith for a higher salary. I already earn more than enough, so
| I'd be effectively kneecapping my professional development
| along with my job satisfaction and personal happiness.
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