#101 How to upskill your engineering team
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How to upskill your engineering team
Tomas Vocetka thinks upskilling as a software engineer is the responsibility of both the individual and the employer. He would know: he’s been an engineer for over 30 years and has had several senior technical leadership roles at places like IT giant Hewlett Packard and Skype.
Oncall Compensation for Software Engineers
In this issue, we’ll go through more than 80 data points on how much different companies pay for oncall.
Solution Architecture Diagramming
Diagrams are a powerful tool for solution architecture design. Firstly, a solution architect can use them to effectively think through an architecture design because the diagrams help to structure thinking and because the architect can put the diagram down and come back to it later with a “fresh set of eyes.”
The secret to getting to the Staff+ level? Leverage.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an individual contributor in possession of a couple of years at their current level, must be in want of a promotion.
The practical application of "Rocks, Pebbles, Sand"
You know the geology-in-a-jar lesson from Stephen Covey: Schedule big things first, otherwise you run out of time.
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