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  • Spencer Carney - Engineering Manager at Superstruct.

    Spencer Carney - Engineering Manager at Superstruct.

    · Junior to Senior with David Guttman

    Talking Points:

    Leadership opportunities within a teamAddressing problems as a managerTeam-building responsibilities as a managerBuild your responsibility in a team as a junior devIntroducing new technologies to a teamDefinition of “Seniority”Managing a team with your previous experience

    Quotable Quotes:

    “A big motivator [ to become a manager ] for me was that I do not want to be as bad as some of the bosses I have unfortunately worked under.” - SC “One of the most important things to realize when leading a team is that you don’t have to be the person to solve the problem.” - DG“Not only is it ok that you can’t solve everything, but it’s also ok if you have others … who couldn’t solve it as well as you could.” - SC“There’s a big difference between getting the problem solved right now or investing in the team/company so that problems can be solved faster in the future.” - DG“You can also have someone else not only learn that skill but also take the win.” - SC“I want the team to be successful, I don’t want Spencer to be successful.” - SC“Being proactive and solving the problems nobody else wanted to solve helped me get noticed.” - SC“You can’t just stop doing the work, you have to advocate for it, you have to educate, you have to show people [ the pros and cons ].” - SC“You don’t want to put people in a place where they are now stuck with a decision that costs the company time.” - SC“There’s a balance of doing it right or do it right now.” - SC“As long as an engineer is aware of what is important and where the values are for any particular project, they’ll have a lot more success pitching [ a new technology ].” - DG“One of the qualities that really make a Senior Engineer is actually being able to model how other engineers are going to react to something.” - DG

    Notes:
    Spencer’s GitHub
    github.com/spencercarnage
    LinkedIn
    linkedin.com/spencercarney
    js.la Slack
    @spencercarnage
    Junior to Senior Community
    community.juniortosenior.io

  • John Shiple - Freelance CTO

    John Shiple - Freelance CTO

    · Junior to Senior with David Guttman

    Talking Points:

    Importance of Building Your CommunityTraining and Cross-TrainingGetting Your First JobSpecifying Your JobNetworking TipsDeveloping Communication SkillsDealing With Social AnxietyInvolving Yourself In Events

    Quotable Quotes:

    “I think Computer Science degrees used to be a very big deal, I do not believe that anymore.” - JS“It has never been easier [ to become a software developer ] and it has never been more challenging.” - JS“If your job has the word ‘lead’ in it, if you’re a Tech Lead, you’re the project manager.” - JS“Just because I know how to build it, doesn’t mean I should be the person to design it.” - JS“As a tech person, you’re never really trained in Management. You have to go out there and get it.” - JS“When you have a job already, finding other jobs is easy. But when you are first starting out it is hard.” - JS“Do not present school projects as work [ on your portfolio ].” - JS“Connecting people is a really good skill.” - JS“Look for mentorship wherever you can.” - JS“Find ways that you’re comfortable going [ to tech events ].” - JS“The tech doesn’t matter, the people matter.” - JS

    Notes:
    John’s Email
    [email protected]
    LinkedIn
    linkedin.com/in/johnshiple
    Junior to Senior Community
    community.juniortosenior.io