What next?

At some point in every programmer’s life, comes a time when you wonder: “Ok, what now?” When you feel you’ve become an experienced engineer, you find yourself at a crossroads: you love to code, but do you see yourself doing it 10+ years from now? In order to be able to answer this question properly, you first need to know your options.

In this talk, we will explore different career opportunities that see you either progressing as an Individual Contributor, or transitioning into people/tech management. You will learn to understand whether your current company can support your growth plans, or how to find (or create!) a more suitable one.

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Keynote source for the slides: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zc9sls4qqezajfd/What%20next%20public.key?dl=0

Transcript

1. Sebastiano Gottardo @rotxed Build a career that makes you happy What next? Sebastiano Poggi @seebrock3r
3. Junior
4. Junior
5. Junior
6. Junior Mid Senior ?
7. Junior Mid Senior ?
8. Junior Mid Senior ?
9. Junior Mid Senior EM Director Overlord
10. Junior Mid Senior EM Director Overlord
11. Mid Senior EM Director Overlord
12. Mid Senior EM Director Overlord Staff Principal Architect
13. Mid Senior EM Director Overlord Staff Principal Architect
14. Mid Senior EM Director Overlord Staff Principal Architect GRRR
15. Mid Senior EM Director Overlord Staff Principal Architect
25. bit.ly/em-pendulum
26. bit.ly/trident-model bit.ly/em-pendulum
27. Management Individual Contributor Technical Leadership
28. Management IC Tech Lead
29. Management IC Tech Lead
30. Management IC Tech Lead Trident Model bit.ly/trident-model
31. Management IC Tech Lead Trident Model bit.ly/trident-model Yarr!
32. Mid Senior EM Director Overlord Staff Principal Architect
33. Mid Senior EM Director Overlord Staff Principal Architect Staff ???
34. progressions.fyi
35. https://progressions.fyi
36. Technical People Junior Software Engineer Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer Staff Engineer Principal Engineer Engineering Manager Engineering Director CTO bit.ly/kickstarter-ed-ladder — —
37. Programmer Junior Programmer Programmer Senior Programmer Lead Programmer Principal Programmer Data Analyst — — Senior Data Analyst Lead Data Analyst Principal Data Analyst Designer Junior Designer Designer Senior Designer Lead Designer Principal Designer Ops Junior Systems Admin Systems Admin Senior Systems Admin Lead Systems Admin Principal Systems Admin Support Junior Customer Support Representative Customer Support Representative Senior Customer Support Representative Lead Customer Support Representative Principal Customer Support Representative bit.ly/basecamp-ladder
38. How to profile a company The Right Questions to Ask™ • Is there a Career Framework? • Only Management track? Or IC, too? • Is it ok for me? • Can I jump between tracks? • Is the salary level uniform?
39. Taking action Talk to your boss
40. Taking action Pick another company
41. levels.fyi
42. https://levels.fyi
43. https://glassdoor.com
44. Question time!
45. Image credits Some images designed by Freepik / stories, pch.vector, brgfx, slidesgo Question time!
46. Question time!
47. Thanks!
48. Thanks! http://bit.ly/what-next-slides