Senior Developer Development

Each developer is, was or (most probably) will be a senior developer. Many seniors wonder about choosing the right career path - one can become a manager, an architect or an engineering expert - just to name a few options. There is a bunch of non-technical skills which are very helpful or even essential if one thinks about progressing their career in any of those paths.

For more than 3 years I have been helping senior developers shape their career plans and work on gaining knowledge, skills and experience they need to grow professionally. In my talk, I recommend skills which every ambitious senior engineer should gain and I give advice on how to learn them efficiently.

Transcript

1. SENIOR DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT SZYMON SKÓRCZYŃSKI DUTCH PHP CONFERENCE 2019
2. Szymon Skórczyński Engineering Manager at Schibsted
3. SENIOR DEVELOPERS junior developers mid developers leaders managers HR
4. WIDE AND SHALLOW
5. @sskorc
7. senior – adj. from Latin senior (older) 1. older 2. high or higher in rank
8. story described at (in Polish):
 https://geek.justjoin.it/w-wieku-19-lat-zostal-senior-developerem-historia-jakuba-pawelskiego/ Jakub Pawelski
9. Senior Staff, Principal etc. M id Junior Intern
10. AGE 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% <20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 >54 from Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2019
11. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 0-5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40+ from Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2019
13. Years of work experience in the company? Education? Certificate? Salary? Technology? A medical condition?
15. Years of work experience in the company? Education? Certificate? Salary? Technology? A medical condition?
16. Autonomy
17. Rethinking the Developer Career Path by Randall Koutnik https://youtu.be/yIPbE7BssOs solution implementer problem solver problem finder
18. Impact Influence Authority Cope with complexity Autonomy
21. TECHNICAL MASTERY
22. Engineering you by Martin Thompson https://youtu.be/S4LzzuMTqjs
23. PEOPLEWARE TECHNICAL MASTERY HOLISTIC VIEW LEARNING TO LEARN
24. HOLISTIC VIEW
28. A higher purpose helps to: ‣ be happier at work ‣ make better decisions
29. SOFTWARE IS MEANT TO SERVE A HIGHER PURPOSE
31. MAKE IMPACTS NOT SOFTWARE
32. Impact Mapping Making a big impact with software products and projects by Gojko Adzic
33. THE BEST CODE IS NO CODE AT ALL
34. NARROW THE GAP
35. Domain-Driven Design Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software by Eric Evans
36. Original image posted on https://vk.com/piterskii_punk_wall
37. user research user personas user stories user testing specification by example behavioral-driven development user story mapping
38. EAT YOUR OWN DOG FOOD
39. PUT THE USER FRONT AND CENTER. ALWAYS
40. PEOPLEWARE
45. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” the old African proverb
46. PEOPLE IS NOT AN EASY TOPIC
47. “Do unto others as you would have done unto you” THE GOLDEN RULE
49. PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT
50. FALSE-CONSENSUS EFFECT
51. 1. Accept differences 2. Learn about other people
55. LEARNING TO LEARN
56. DREYFUS MODEL
57. Expert Proficient Competent Advanced Beginner Novice
58. Expert Proficient Competent Advanced Beginner Novice
59. DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT Knowledge in field Confidence I know everything… I barely know it…
60. Expert Proficient Competent Advanced Beginner Novice
61. Expert Proficient Competent Advanced Beginner Novice
62. Expert Proficient Competent Advanced Beginner Novice
63. Expert Proficient Competent Advanced Beginner Novice
64. Expert Proficient Competent Advanced Beginner Novice
65. 1. Physical health 2. Techniques 3. Rules
66. FOCUS
67. Deep Work Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
68. PRACTICE
69. 1. Goal 2. List of tasks 3. Assessment 4. Correction and repetition DELIBERATE PRACTICE
70. Peak How to Master Almost Anything by Anders Ericsson
71. SELF-REFERENCE
72. COCKTAIL PARTY EFFECT SELF-REFERENCE EFFECT
73. COCKTAIL PARTY EFFECT SELF-REFERENCE EFFECT
74. TEACHING
75. Public speaking
76. Offering help Discussion club Answers on Stack Overflow Code reviews Blog posts Public speaking
77. Pragmatic Thinking & Learning Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt
78. WRAP UP
79. PEOPLEWARE HOLISTIC VIEW LEARNING TO LEARN
80. 1. Find a topic 2. Pick a resource 3. Focus, take notes, compare 4. Discuss it 5. Practice and experiment 6. Share with others HOW TO START?
81. GOOD LUCK! @sskorc https://joind.in/talk/d0331