So, you are a smart software developer. Lead. Architect. Being smart isn’t all there’s to it – how do you become great – in both contribution and compensation?
1/ Nail the basics: Can’t stress this too much. If you write code, your code should be.. awesome. Clean. Unit tested. Well designed. And yes, your boss does look. So do your peers.
2/ Own the room. You should be able to lead a meeting, especially if the other developers in the meetings are somewhat more junior. And whether you are a manager or not, you should -want- to lead, at least as far as design goes.
3/ Be a force multiplier. Your co-workers should be better-performing because you are there.
4/ Be Rosh Gadol
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