Will be joining as Sr. Software Engineer at Walmart next month. How can I navigate my career?
I have 7.5 years of experience. Mainly working on MLOPS and GenAI stack. I will be joining Walmart as Sr. Software Engineer[IC4] next month for same tech stack. Apart from tech i am not so good at communication skills, making new connections, rarely talk to manager unless required to. I prefer to work alone even in projects. This is mainly due to WFH since last 3.5 years. But i'll be on-site for new job so i believe i'll have to farm new skills.
I have found this mindset is blocking my full potential.
I want to build my non tech skills and get promoted to Staff level . Not sure what it takes apart from technical skills.
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5 days agoTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course HeroFirst off, it's really good that you're being self-aware here. It is roughly hard to be a high-performing senior engineer without those more fundamental skills, let alone get to staff. Luckily for you, we have a lot of courses about these skills:
- Networking Guide: Build Deep Relationships Quickly In Tech
- Effective Communication For Engineers
- Ask Great Questions That Get Great Answers Quickly
We have a course on 1 on 1 meetings that's in the works as well.
Before you take any of those though, make sure to go through the onboarding course: The Complete Onboarding Guide For Software Engineers
I also highly recommend the L4 -> L5 course to fully understand senior expectations: Grow From Mid-Level To Senior Engineer: L4 To L5
Best of luck at Walmart!
- 15 days agoSenior Software Engineer [IC4] [OP]Taro Community
Thanks Alex.
- 25 days agoTech Lead/Manager at Meta, Pinterest, Kosei
- Spend a lot of time in the office in the first few weeks, and meet everyone you can in person (you'll build a lot more trust this way compared to virtual).
- Spend a lot of time prepping for your manager 1:1 meetings, as discussed here
- 05 days agoSenior Software Engineer [IC4] [OP]Taro Community
Thanks Rahul
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