Career Development

Long-term professional growth planning and tracking.

Current Role

Position: Senior Software Engineer
Company: TechCorp AB
Started: 2022-03-15
Team: Platform Infrastructure

Career Goals

Short-term (1 year)

• Lead a major project end-to-end
• Mentor 2 junior developers
• Present at team tech talks (quarterly)
• Complete AWS Solutions Architect cert

Medium-term (2-3 years)

• Transition to Staff Engineer or Engineering Manager
• Build external presence (blog, talks)
• Expand system design expertise

Long-term (5+ years)

• Principal Engineer or Director level
• Industry recognition in cloud infrastructure
• Option to consult independently

Skills Development

Technical

Skill	Current	Target	Priority
Kubernetes	Intermediate	Expert	High
System Design	Good	Excellent	High
Go Programming	Beginner	Intermediate	Medium
Public Speaking	Developing	Confident	Medium

Leadership

• Running effective meetings
• Giving constructive feedback
• Strategic thinking
• Cross-team collaboration

Learning Resources

Currently working through:

• Book - Staff Engineer by Will Larson
• Book - Designing Data-Intensive Applications
• Kubernetes the Hard Way (hands-on)

Network Building

• Attend 2 meetups per month
• Active on Twitter/tech communities
• Coffee chats with people I admire

Projects Portfolio

Building Building a Personal Website to showcase:

• Open source contributions
• Technical blog posts
• Speaking engagements
• Side projects

Related

• 1-on-1 Meeting Notes
• Performance Review Prep
• Learning to Code