E3: How To Become A Senior Developer?
2 min readPodcast episode 3
This episode is for all the developers, coders, programmers out there who are looking to make a jump in their career after having had a few years in the industry (or you may be just starting out but would like to see the sort of path you have to go on). This episode is for those with a simple desire: You want to be considered a Senior Developer and you want to excel in your field. By the end of listening to this, you will have a set path with a list of the actions for you to level up and become a senior developer.
Let's dive in!
***Disclaimer:***As with all things in life, you can always set your own path. Although this is not meant to be the only way, the method/things that we have discussed during this episode are from coming from our experience and through many conversations and interviews, we have had in the past year with people we consider senior and respected programmers in the community. We have accumulated all of the commonalities in this episode. Underneath all of this is not just an episode on how to become a better developer. It is a how to guide on optimizing your time with efficient and useful tools so that you get the most out of your life. You can take this sort of learning anywhere in the future.
Episode timelines
00:27 Exploring the topic
01:02 A few words from our guest
02:27 What is a Senior Developer?
04:52 Is there an "industry standard" for what is a Senior Developer?
07:23 Should one call themselves a Senior Developer if they're getting paid like one?
09:07 What does it take to become a Senior Developer?
17:00 How to know which skills I need to improve in order to become a Senior Developer?
18:40 Our guest is defining what is a Senior Developer for him.
24:58 Is it possible that everyone around you are Senior Developers and then you stop learning from others?
27:12 Soft skills?!
31:39 How does a Senior Developer gives feedback to others?
37:05 How can you evaluate yourself as a Senior Developer?
44:27 How long does it take to become a Senior Developer?
48:37 What about "mid-developer"?
50:37 What are the cons of being a Senior Developer?
51:26 Summary & Closing
52:30 The funniest quote I have ever heard...
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