Supporting Each Other
Growth for Juniors and Seniors
Lara Martín
Android Developer
@Lariki
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Hiring Devs
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High Demand
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“We want
Seniors!”
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Why not
Juniors?
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Everyone has
been a Junior
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Juniors' first
job
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Applying as a
Junior
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Applying as a
Junior
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Impostor
Syndrome
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Fear...
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Juniors bring
Great Things
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Fresh
Motivation
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Fresh
Knowledge
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Flexible
Mindset
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Learning
Mindset
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What
Managers
Expect
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Juniors Seniors
Continuously learning
Small tasks
Ask questions
Continuously learning
Any tasks
Ask questions
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Juniors Seniors
Continuously learning
Small tasks
Ask questions
Need guidance
Don’t know all the
processes
Continuously learning
Any tasks
Ask questions
Provide guidance
Know all the processes
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Wins for
seniors
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Mentoring
Juniors
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Sharing your
knowledge
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Communication
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Focus on a
Single Topic
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Sketch Ideas
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Be Constructive
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Criticism in
private
Praise in public
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Tasks
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Environment
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Pair
Programming
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For Juniors
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When to ask
Questions
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I got
stuck
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Rubber
Duck
Debugging
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Starting a task
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Copy-pasting
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Still not
convinced
to hire juniors?
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You will help
juniors to progress
in their careers