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

Without a clear path from junior developer to senior, most developers fall into the coding trap:You double down on your current programming language to become an "expert"You add more tools to your tool belt like a new, more impressive programming language (Rust anyone?)You obsess over code quality and writing error free codeYou wonder why you haven't been promoted yetPlot twist: I am you.I made all these mistakes and have since gone on to be a senior at multiple companies even though I've rarely been the best coder on any team.As an engineering manager, I had the privilege of promoting developers to senior and the awkward duty to share with developers why there were NOT getting promoted.Let's break down how you can shorten your path to senior developer, step by step.Send us a textShameless Plugs Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity - Learn to build complex software, work with LLMs and launch your career. AI Bootcamp (NEW) - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to integrating AI into web applications.

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