Career of the Software Engineer in Modern Open-Source e-Commerce Company
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The presentation discusses the career path of a software engineer at an open-source e-commerce company, highlighting key points such as the role of a software architect, the evolution of Magento, and important skills for the job. It emphasizes the importance of mentorship, cultural fit, and planning for future growth within the first five years. Additional resources for algorithms and interview preparation are provided, along with personal contact information for networking.
Career of the Software Engineer in Modern Open-Source e-Commerce Company
- 1. Career of the Software Engineer in Modern Open-Source e-Commerce Company Presentation at Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Faculty of Cybernetics
- 2. Eugene Tulika @vrann Software Architect, Magento • Service Layer, Package Management, Command Line Interface, Message Queue • 10 years of software development • Experience in mentoring, hiring, technical leadership, public speaking
- 3. Magento • Major player in e-commerce software industry • Framework for web-applications on PHP/MySQL • 2007 – 1.0 release • 2011 – acquired by eBay • 2015 – sold to Permira Funds • 2015 – 2.0 release: full platform and technologies update • Open-source ecosystem of 150000+ developers • Development offices in Ukraine, Spain, USA • Major conferences: Magento Imagine, Meet Magento, Magento Live, Mage Unconf
- 4. The Job of Architect Organize others to do what you cannot do by yourself • Collaboration with Product Managers, VPs, development teams, customers, lead architect • Promote your idea • Write HLD. Get teams implement it The main goal of this role is making sure that the feature: • will fit the current framework • is something customers want • will fit future product plans • is deliverable • is understood by the developers team and they know how to build it
- 5. Step 1: Get the Job
- 6. Hiring Process • Recruiter Interview • Questions on CV and experience • Phone Screening • Can be replaced with the test assignment • Basic algorithmic questions and tasks • On-Site Interview • Multiple rounds of the interviews on programming skills and cultural fit • Lunch • Getting closer with potential teammates
- 7. Preparation to the Interview • Read • Solve Every Task • Repeat Another resource for algorithms: • http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ What could be covered better: • OOP, Patterns, SOLID Principles
- 9. Step 2: Become Go-To Person
- 10. First Year • Find a Mentor. Usually this is a person • Who can inspire and challenge you • Who is willing to share thoughts and ideas • Who has lots of relevant experience • Who is able to execute • Work with the Manager • Insist on regular 1-1’s • Establish development plan • Report regularly on your progress both on current tasks and on the plan • Seek for feedback • Develop Soft Skills • Work independently and in the team • Be pro-active, be self-learner • Feel sense of urgency and work under stress • Communicate a lot. Write documentation. Answer questions.
- 11. Team Work • Company benefit over personal goals • Challenge your peers • But do it nicely • Deliver on promises • But don’t do everything • Earn respect of teammates • By hard work and eagerness to help
- 12. Company Culture
- 13. Cultural Fit The most important thing is the people you will work with. Interview them. • “Startup Culture” vs “Enterprise Culture” • Chaos vs bureaucracy • “Scrum” vs “Waterfall” • Self-organizing teams vs micro-management • Democracy vs authoritarianism • “Open Space” vs “Personal Offices” • Communication vs focus • Servant Leadership
- 14. Step 3: Plan Your Future
- 15. First 5 Years Have a plan. Understand why it is important to do what you are doing. • Be a Mentor • Step out of Comfort Zone • Work with technical leaders and product team • Focus on Networking • Learn new things • Write articles
- 16. How to Thrive in Open-Source Community • Communicate in public channels • twitter, github, stackexchange • Attend conferences and make connections • Have business cards with you • Get contact information from people you’ve met • Participate in Hackathons • Contribute to core • Write extensions to frameworks • Cover everything in blog
- 17. What’s Next. Gartner Hype Cycle
- 18. References • How Google Works: https://www.amazon.com/How-Google-Works-Eric- Schmidt/dp/1455582344 • Amazon Leadership Principles: https://www.amazon.jobs/principles • Geeks for Geeks: http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ • START method for interviews: https://www.be- itresourcing.com/userfiles/beitnew/webcontent/interview%20advice.pd f • Gartner Hype Cycle: http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3412017 • Design Patterns: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements- Reusable-Object-Oriented-ebook/dp/B000SEIBB8 • SOLID Principles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLID_(object- oriented_design)
- 19. How to Find Me • Email: vranen@gmail.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/vrann • GitHub: https://github.com/vrann • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenetulika