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How to become a senior engineer too early

How to become a senior engineer too early

28 year olds can be senior, words have no meaning

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David Tate
Dec 04, 2023
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Here is one career path in software development:

  1. Spend your first few years in the workforce at a small company that doesn’t understand technology. You are the only programmer or one of the few.

  2. Accide…

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