"I worked at Big Tech for two years. Got promoted from Eng1 eng to Eng2 in a year. When I was not up for senior promotion, I left for a senior title at a small company.
I now fail to get senior offers at the rest of Big Tech and realize I had a great manager."
You learned.
I now fail to get senior offers at the rest of Big Tech and realize I had a great manager."
You learned.
"What advice do you have?"
Not what you want to hear.
Decide what you really want. Title or to learn?
Go to a place where you can see yourself learning and staying for 2-3 years. You have plenty of options.
You're only 2 years into a potentially 40-year career.
Not what you want to hear.
Decide what you really want. Title or to learn?
Go to a place where you can see yourself learning and staying for 2-3 years. You have plenty of options.
You're only 2 years into a potentially 40-year career.
And here's an unconventional option that I have seen work well:
Go back to the first company to that great manager you had. I assume you left on good terms.
Works more often than you think.
Go back to the first company to that great manager you had. I assume you left on good terms.
Works more often than you think.
A very relevant article to title inflation/deflation between big tech and startups is The Seniority Rollercoaster - and some advice on titles and your career.
A someone who went from SDE2 to Principal eng, then to Senior eng. blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-seniority-…
A someone who went from SDE2 to Principal eng, then to Senior eng. blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-seniority-…
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