Becoming A TRUE Tech Lead: 4 Mindset Shifts I Needed At Facebook

Rahul Pandey January 27, 2022
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Rahul Pandey

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The best software engineers: learn every new JavaScript framework, experiment with new ML techniques, and grind out 5 Leetcode problems a day. Right? WRONG The key to career advancement has very little to do with how many technologies you know, or how much time you spend coding. It's about your behavior and mindset within a team to build something great. These skills don't get taught in school, and I've learned them the hard way in my career. This channel is to share what I've learned. I also run a membership designed to supercharge engineering careers, check it out at joinTaro.com My background: ➤ Staff Engineer at Meta (Facebook) ➤ Founding engineer at a startup that got acquired by Pinterest ➤ BS and MS from Stanford

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The top 4 things I wish I knew about becoming a senior software engineer. Download the Tech Career Growth mobile apps! ➤ Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.randomappsinc.techcareergrowth ➤ iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1605094641 ➤ Slack community: https://join.slack.com/t/techcareergrowth/shared_invite/zt-lt2tbjcn-LOAVIDuGPI~nkuc4woHDLg ➤ LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techcareergrowth/ ➤ Connect with Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-chiou/ References: ➤ 5 things I wish I knew about promotion: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-things-i-wish-knew-promotion-engineer-rahul-pandey/ ➤ Article from @pragmaticengineer: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/what-silicon-valley-gets-right-on-software-engineers/ ➤ Quote from Jeff Atwood: https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-best-code-is-no-code-at-all/ ➤ Twitter’s new CEO compensation: https://twitter.com/rpandey1234/status/1465597879083405314 ➤ Icons are from flaticon.com Hi! I’m Rahul, a software engineer and founder with a passion for teaching. 📹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulPandeyRkp 📝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpandey1234/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rpandey1234 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rpandey1234/ 📂 Github: https://github.com/rpandey1234/ 🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/rpandey1234/my-youtube-gear-2022 #TechCareerGrowth Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Don't tie your identity to a technology 2:32 - Your job is to have impact 4:12 - Leverage your manager 5:42 - You have to earn trust 7:41 - What would help you?

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