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▼Career Interview Series - 01▼
A career interview series I've wanted to do for a long time~ For the first episode I've invited our company partner, who is also a senior engineer and our boss, to talk about how he — someone without a formal computer science background — broke into the industry and worked his way up, and what that journey felt like. If you have questions about your work and career, or feel lost and need some direction, you're welcome to book a career astrology consultation with me.
▼Episode Outline▼
- Part One: Self-introduction, background, expertise and areas of specialty.
- Part Two:
- The starting point of becoming a software engineer. How did he decide to become a software engineer back then? What types are there? What do they mainly do?
- Why did he choose this role in the first place?
- Do you have to have a formal computer science degree to become an engineer?
- How can someone without a formal computer science background become an engineer?
- Part Three: Essential skills and qualities. What skills and qualities do you need to become an excellent software engineer?
- Part Four: Early challenges and learning.
- Part Five: Professional development and growth. How has he kept growing and improving in the field of software engineering?
- Part Six:
- Career options for moving up from software engineer. What positions can a software engineer move up into?
- Please share some senior-level career options. How do you think a software engineer should prepare themselves in order to be promoted to more senior positions over the course of their career?
- What additional skills and leadership abilities do software engineers working in senior positions need to have?
