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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

Sebastiano Poggi

November 28, 2020
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  1. Sebastiano Gottardo
    @rotxed
    Build a career that makes you happy
    What next?
    Sebastiano Poggi
    @seebrock3r

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  3. Junior

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  4. Junior

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  5. Junior

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  6. Junior Mid Senior
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  7. Junior Mid Senior
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  8. Junior Mid Senior
    ?

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  9. Junior Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord

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  10. Junior Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord

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  11. Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord

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  12. Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord
    Staff Principal Architect

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  13. Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord
    Staff Principal Architect

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  14. Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord
    Staff Principal Architect
    GRRR

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  15. Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord
    Staff Principal Architect

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  25. bit.ly/em-pendulum

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  26. bit.ly/trident-model
    bit.ly/em-pendulum

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  27. Management
    Individual Contributor
    Technical Leadership

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  28. Management
    IC
    Tech Lead

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  29. Management IC Tech Lead

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  30. Management
    IC
    Tech Lead
    Trident Model
    bit.ly/trident-model

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  31. Management
    IC
    Tech Lead
    Trident Model
    bit.ly/trident-model
    Yarr!

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  32. Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord
    Staff Principal Architect

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  33. Mid Senior
    EM Director Overlord
    Staff Principal Architect
    Staff ???

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  34. progressions.fyi

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  35. https://progressions.fyi

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  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


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  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

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  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?

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  39. Taking action
    Talk to your boss

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  40. Taking action
    Pick another company

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  41. levels.fyi

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  42. https://levels.fyi

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  43. https://glassdoor.com

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  44. Question
    time!

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  45. Image credits Some images designed by Freepik / stories, pch.vector, brgfx, slidesgo
    Question
    time!

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  46. Question
    time!

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  47. Thanks!

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  48. Thanks!
    http://bit.ly/what-next-slides

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