E12: Becoming A Software Architect: All You Need To Know

Have you wondered what a Software Architect does in your company? You might have also considered becoming one yourself but just didn't know which path you should follow.

Well, in this Episode I and Ron Klein (Software Architect at Riskified) have discussed everything you need to know about becoming a Software Architect, from what you do to what steps you need to take to become one.

Episode timelines

00:47 All about our guest

03:24 What does Software Architect mean?

07:43 How does your day-to-day looks like?

11:39 It sounds like you your role is to make everyone happy in a way?

14:35 How do you create trust?

19:08 Do you have any "official" authority on teams?

23:57 How do you handle people disagreeing with you?

32:43 What does it take to become a Software Architect?

44:31 How do you handle the pressure of "expected to know it all"?

50:19 Summary & Closing

Resources:

1. "Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011) https://youtu.be/LKtk3HCgTa8
2. Six Little Lines of Fail - Jimmy Bogard https://youtu.be/VvUdvte1V3s
3. If programming is craftsmanship, then it's important to understand the evolution of programming languages. this lecture is both informative and fun: https://youtu.be/ecIWPzGEbFc