Jordan Cutler

Becoming a **go-to person** gets you promoted.

In this course, you'll learn what a go-to person is, why becoming a go-to person is one of the most impactful things you can do for your career, and how to become one. Jordan's experience in becoming a go-to person led to his back-to-back promotions from Junior to Senior Engineer in 2 years.

- You could be the "database expert," "Python expert," "caching expert," "frontend expert," "Typescript expert", etc.
- You can also be an expert in specific product domains, like the "onboarding flow expert," "payment portal expert," "home timeline expert," etc.

When people come to **you** for advice or feedback, you become a leader. Leadership is the prerequisite for a career to Senior and beyond.

What this course covers: 

- 📈 Why being an expert will help you get to the senior level

- 🔎 How to find the best thing for you to become an expert in

- 💻 How to become an expert in that area

Strap in for stories, visuals, examples, and exercises to figure out what you should become a go-to person for and exactly how to do it.

Become The Go-To Expert As A Software Engineer

Overview

Where To Build Expertise

How To Become An Expert

Summary

Give Presentations To Become An Expert

How This Course Works

What Industry Experts Say

Jordan's Story (Navigating Imposter Syndrome)

The Benefits Of Being The Go-To Person

Become The Technical Expert

Become The Product Expert

How Expertise Translates To Influence

Other Ways To Develop Exptertise

The Formula For Expertise

Expert Formula Exercise

Exactly What To Do - Be Visible

Lead Projects To Become An Expert

Answer Questions To Become An Expert

Other Ways To Build Expertise

Recap

Go Deeper: Follow Through

More Resources

[Become A Go-To Person 14/18] Give Presentations To Become An Expert

A course by [Jordan Cutler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancutler1/), Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest and Author of the [High Growth Engineer Newsletter](https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/)

[Become A Go-To Person 1/18] How This Course Works

[Become A Go-To Person 2/18] What Industry Experts Say

[Become A Go-To Person 3/18] Jordan's Story (Imposter Syndrome)

Dealing with imposter syndrome and getting to the senior level.

A course by [Jordan Cutler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancutler1/), Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest and Author of the [High Growth Engineer Newsletter](https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/)

[Become A Go-To Person 4/18] The Benefits Of Being The Go-To Person

A course by [Jordan Cutler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancutler1/), Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest and Author of the [High Growth Engineer Newsletter](https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/)

Get a discount on Jordan's newsletter here: <https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/taro>

[Become A Go-To Person 5/18] Become The Technical Expert

[Become A Go-To Person 6/18] Become The Product Expert

[Become A Go-To Person 7/18] How Expertise Translates To Influence

[Become A Go-To Person 8/18] Other Ways To Develop Exptertise

[Become A Go-To Person 9/18] The Formula For Expertise

[Become A Go-To Person 10/18] Expert Formula Exercise

["Become an expert" template](https://jordancutler.notion.site/Become-an-expert-template-80b8a2dc2c7148bea01d2180adf1c9bb)

A course by [Jordan Cutler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancutler1/), Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest and Author of the [High Growth Engineer Newsletter](https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/)

[Become A Go-To Person 11/18] Exactly What To Do - Be Visible

[Become A Go-To Person 12/18] Lead Projects To Become An Expert

[Become A Go-To Person 13/18] Answer Questions To Become An Expert

[Become A Go-To Person 15/18] - Other Ways To Build Expertise

[Become A Go-To Person 16/18] Recap

[Become A Go-To Person 17/18] Go Deeper: Follow Through

["Become an expert" template](https://jordancutler.notion.site/Become-an-expert-template-80b8a2dc2c7148bea01d2180adf1c9bb)

- A course by [Jordan Cutler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancutler1/), Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest and Author of the [High Growth Engineer Newsletter](https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/)
- Get a discount on Jordan's newsletter here: <https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/taro>

[Become A Go-To Person 18/18] More Resources

- A course by [Jordan Cutler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancutler1/), Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest and Author of the [High Growth Engineer Newsletter](https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/)
- Discover more from Jordan across [videos, articles, and livestreams here](https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/p/resources-and-deals?open=false#%C2%A7find-me-in-other-media).
- Get a discount on Jordan's newsletter here: <https://read.highgrowthengineer.com/taro>