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

Go Deeper: Follow Through

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

Give Presentations To Become An Expert

Other Ways To Build Expertise

Recap

More Resources

[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 1/18] How This Course Works

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 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 14/18] Give Presentations 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 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>