This is the third and last email about Make Your Work Visible. You can read the previous ones here and here.
Make your work visible. This is one of the biggest problems Software Developers (we) have.
โ๐ผ The problem: When a company grows, you need to do more than do the work if you want to get the next promotion.
๐๐ผ You need visibility.
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๐ Help other Software Engineers
Not the simplest technique to gain visibility, but for sure the most rewarding for developers.
The idea is: A co-worker comes with a problem, and you help by involving yourself in the problem.
๐๐ผ I would recommend proceeding like this:
Answer and ask. Next time a co-worker pings you with a problem, just donโt limit yourself to providing an answer or redirecting to the person who might have the answer. Instead, ask for details.
Involve yourself in the problem. Once you know more, and in case there is a slight possibility you could solve the problem, offer yourself to help in the solution.
For example, if the question is about coding, instead of answering something like this:
โ You have to implement a Kafka Stream, ensure you make a re-key, and then finish the topology in an output topic. But be careful with the re-key process!
You could answer this:
โ For that, a Kafka Stream could be the best solution. If you want, we can have a pair programming session and get that work out in a plis-plas.
Helping others is one of the most rewarding behaviors of human beings.
๐๐ผ With this, your fellow co-workers will see you as a person to trust in case of problems, and they will tell others, so you will gain visibility among your equals and their managers too.
Companies want problem solvers.
โ๐ผ Do you need more ideas where you could help? Reach out to me, and I can give you a couple of extra tips for free.
Hope you liked this short and concise series of 3 emails about how to gain more visibility as a Software Engineer or Tech Lead.
You have any questions? Drop me a message!
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