Developer career
- 1. 1 Kariera developera Zostałem seniorem i co dalej? 03.10.2017 – JDD
- 3. 3 Kto ty jesteś, skąd się wziąłeś
- 4. 4 Which way
- 6. 6 • Usually narrow expertise, e.g. – Platform expert – Cobol developer – Java performance tuning – … Deeper you go + Better the money + More stability - Smaller job market Specialist - Developer
- 7. 7 • Following corporate lader • Growth by number of subordinates + We want to solve people problems + We can’t achieve our goals on our own + Thinking about getting out from DEV (universal positions) - Limited growth opportunities - Change of focus, loosing authority (No tech inside) - We work with people ;) Vertical – managerial career
- 8. 8 • Increasing value on market by adding skills • More universal career in IT • Broad market in our industry + We want to stay in production (differen flavors) + Want to stay in production (universal in IT) + Full understanding of SDLC - Mid-Senior level positions forever - Change of focus, loosing authority Horizontal
- 9. 9 Developer career path Developer Architect Team Leader Something Manager Senior Manager Dev Op Analyst Tester Scrum master Legend: • Vertical • Horizontal • Specialist ……
- 11. 11 • Junior • Mid • Senior • Tech Leader • Principal • … Developer
- 12. 12 • Writing code • Setting up infrastructure • Testing • Working on requirements • Recruitment to team • Teaching and mentoring others • Designing code and architecture • Improving SDLC • … Developer requirements Programmer Developer
- 14. 14 • Solution architect • Data architect • System architect • Integration architect • Enterprise architect • Business architect • … architect Arch-who
- 15. 15 • Strong communication skills – With technical teams – With business • Project management skills – Coordinating related projects – Possibly coordinate team • Knowledge about standards, protocols • Deep understanding of business and technical caveats • Ability to prove correctness of the design Architect – Requirements
- 17. 17 • Working on We instead of I level • Motivating team, moderating mood • Time and priority management (self and group) • Communication management – Formal communication – Filtering of messages – Requirements and goals explanation Leader – Requirements May or may not touch the code
- 19. 19 • Project Manager • Program Manager • Product Manager • Resource Manager • Delivery Manager • Software Development Manager • Release Manager • Quality Manager • Account Manager • … … managers
- 20. 20 • Manager for group of people • Communication and coordination of company efforts • Performance (KPI) management Middle level managers - definition
- 21. 21 • Master of (de)motivation • Expert at corporate culture • Expert at work regulations • Often defined by number of direct report • Thankless job – „Power” of hiring and firing – „Control” over compensation Middle level managers – requirements Michael Vadon
- 24. 24 • Customer relation management • Invoicing, accounting, legal stuff • Working alone / remotly • Less of financial / work stability • Potentially flexible hours Contractor / Freelancer / Trainer
- 25. 25 • Freedom • Chance to win big $$$ • Stakeholder management • Little/no stability • Legal / financial expertise required • Demands time Entrepreneur / Startup
- 26. 26 Which way
- 27. 27 What is important to you
- 28. 28 What is important to you
- 29. 29 • People you work with • Money • Working alone / with others • Flexible work hours • Trainings, conferences • Dress code • Technology • Working on product / for client • Long-term stability • Job title, career path • Processes / anarchy • … What drives you
- 30. 30 Different profiles, different needs Profile 2 • Married with 2 children • Apartment owns him (mortgage) • No savings • Extravert, prefers working with people • Likes traveling, sports, games Profile 1 • Single • Owns apartment • No savings • Introvert, likes to work alone in the night • Likes traveling, sports, games
- 31. 31 Which way
- 32. 32 IT Landscape
- 34. 34 • Product development • Software houses – Project development – Cooperation with client • Body leasing Model • Offshore • Onsite • Nearshore Types of companies on the market
- 35. 35 • Career options: Vertical and Horizontal • Size of company: matters • Working with product: support, maintanance, requirements, architecture • Devs as a cost • Stability of work Product development Size Startup Corporation
- 36. 36 • Career options: Specialist and Horizontal • Size of company: somewhat matters • Opportunities to change projects and technologies • High density of developers / m2 Software houses Product development Staff augmentation
- 37. 37 • Career options: Specialist • Size of company: nah • Lower job stability • Fast changing projects and technologies • Higherish salary • No support (working alone) Body shop / contractor / freelancer
- 38. 38 Those are just my opinions
- 40. 40 • Who the company hires – Skillset – Seniority – Domain knowledge • Who is on the market – IT Graduates – Retrained other professions – Self taught – Graduates of related studies • What you want to do – Legacy – Boring tasks – Rocket science physics – Startups How do you stand out
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- 42. 42 My way
- 44. 44 • No chance to follow career plan or grow • Financial destabilization • Ambition (self or partner) • Better offer • Conflicts at work • Boredom • … Change catalysts – easy way
- 46. 46 1 2 3 4 Career plan Lead Developer • 7 years of experience in the industry • Able to read and write technical documentation • Self managing, able to take care of small unit • Possibly exposed to the client Team leader • As previous + 2 years of Lead experience • Direct discussions with the client on daily basis • English at least C1 level • Ability to write technical and user documentation Solution architect • As previous + 2 years of experience as Team Leader • Knowledge about UML notation • Ability to act as a business analyst if need be • Ability to still code Enterprise architect • As previous + ….
- 47. 47 WHAT I WANT TO DO CAREER
- 48. 48 Perfect week – what you want to do
- 49. 49 Perfect week – what you want to do
- 50. 50 WHAT TO DO HOW TO LIVE CAREER
- 51. 51 • Decide what is important to you • What other companies are on the market • Who else is on market, how do you differ Actions
- 52. 52 As simple as …
- 53. 53 What is your goal
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