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The Software Engineer's Guidebook
by Gergely Orosz
Career navigation from developer to staff engineer: performance reviews, promotions, working with managers, the realities of big tech. Current and thorough.
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you want to understand how engineering careers actually advance.
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you want coding technique.
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Three things you will actually use
- Own your career.
- Visibility is part of the job.
- Levels have different expectations.
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Read the chapter on getting things done.
Our verdict
The engineer's career map.
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