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π About the episodeReady for your first dev job? Today on the podcast, you'll learn how companies work and how teams stay efficient. How does a typical team operate? Who do you report to? How do you know if you're the right culture fit? Why should you know what you need from your team? And why do job postings sometimes... not make sense?
We have compiled the best, most actionable advice to help you understand a corporate environment. You'll hear from engineering manager and career coach Tiffany Jachhja, founder of Technical Integrity Dave Mayer, opera singer turned developer and developer coach Ana McDougal, and engineering manager Jason C McDonald.
π» Listen to the full interviews
Understanding Corporate Hierarchy (and Perfecting Your Resume), With Tiffany Jachja
Advice from a Junior Developer Career Coach, with Anna McDougal
What Are Company Values⦠and Why You Should Know Your Own, with Dave Mayer
Lessons Learned Recruiting and Managing Junior Developers for 10 Years, with Jason C. McDonald
π Connect with everybody
Tiffany: π©π»βπΌ Linkedin, πΉ Twitch, π¦ Twitter, πΒ Website
Anna: π¨π»βπΌ LinkedIn, π Website, π©βπ GitHub, π¦ Twitter, πΉ YouTube
Dave: π¦ Twitter, πΒ Website, π¨π»βπΌ LinkedIn
Jason: π¨π»βπΌ LinkedIn, π Website, π©βπ GitHub, π¦ Twitter, π Dead Simple Python - Idiomatic Python for the Impatient Programmer
β° Timestamps
Understanding corporate structure (02:14)
Differences between smaller and bigger teams, and project management vs. people management (04:54)
What should a junior developer look for from their engineering manager? (07:57)
Nine Belbin Team Roles (09:49)
How to find a mentor online, and why you should know how to code in a team (11:08)
A job interview is just looking for compatibility (13:31)
Community break (16:20)
What does it mean to be a culture fit? What is a culture add? (19:12)
Company culture vs. company values (21:55)
How to understand your own values (23:16)
Why you shouldn't get discouraged if you don't meet all the requirements on a job ad (29:22)
π§° Resources Mentioned
Learning in public!
How to Avoid Burnout, Improve Your Confidence and Keep Coding Fun, with Scrimba Student Sylvia
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MeetΒ Rachel Lee Nabors πΊπΈπ¬π§! They are an award-winning cartoonist who transitioned to become a developer with a passion for teaching the world how to code. Rachel has worked at major tech companies such as Microsoft, AWS, and Meta. At Meta, they were a pivotal contributor to react.dev, the...
Published 05/01/24
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tek π΅π±π¬π§! Dominik moved to the UK from Poland in search of career opportunities. He worked odd jobs, acquired a varied set of skills, and became a partner in a digital agency at the age of 23. That's where he got interested in front-end development, and more than a decade later,...
Published 04/24/24