Grow From Senior To Staff Engineer [Part 17] - Fixer

While many software engineers see bugs as a source of frustration holding back their roadmap work, there is a certain group of staff engineers who view them the opposite way. This lesson teaches you:

- What the fixer staff engineer archetype is
- The "gap filler" style of fixer
- The "discoverer" style of fixer and why it's so impactful and well supported at Big Tech companies
- How to become a fixer staff engineer

Level up your debugging skills with this: [\[Masterclass\] How To Become A Debugging Master And Fix Issues Faster](https://www.jointaro.com/lesson/ioR6WzamAIUTpySLAr7o/masterclass-how-to-become-a-debugging-master-and-fix-issues-faster/)

Taro Book Club: The Pragmatic Programmer - Session 1

If you don't have a Taro Premium membership, you can get it with a discount with Bikram's special link here: [**https://www.jointaro.com/r/bikramk104/**](https://www.jointaro.com/r/bikramk104/)

In this #taro-bookclub discussion, we'll go over Chapter 1 of [**"The Pragmatic Programmer"**](https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Programmer-Journeyman-Master/dp/020161622X) by Andrew Hund & David Thomas

Here's the agenda:

- It's Your Life
- The Cat Ate My Source Code
- Software Entropy
- Stone Soup and Boiled Frogs
- Good Enough Software
- Your Knowledge Portfolio
- communicate

Please send your questions ahead of time to [**Bikram Kashyap**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashyapbikram/) in the [**Taro Premium**](https://www.jointaro.com/membership/) Slack, so that they can be included in the discussion. *If you don't have the book or want more details on how this all works, check out the #taro-bookclub channel in the Taro Premium Slack as well!*

Get ready for another engaging and informative session!

Tech Lead Blueprint 12/17 - Mentorship + Coaching

Connect with Lalit on LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitkundu/>

The BIG Difference Between The Mindset of American And European Tech Workers

Belief in growth is the primary difference between Software Engineers in the USA vs Europe. Many American tech workers understand that their equity options can be huge if their company succeeds. However, European tech workers are often more geeky and "pure" as engineers.

Lessons From Crossing $10M ARR (Entirely Inbound)

How did James achieve viral growth as a product analytics company? How does the open-core model of the company help them grow? How deliberate were they with growth?

Why You Should Be Racist Toward European VCs (An Argument For YC)

James lists his location as San Francisco Bay Area simply to avoid the horrible European VCs (Venture Capitalists).

Why There Will Be Fewer Product Managers In Tech

The trend is clear: engineers will have increasingly more power in the workplace, and the number of PMs needed for 'alignment' will diminish.

Paper Reading: The Future of Large Language Model Pre-training is Federated

Session led by [Mike A](https://www.linkedin.com/in/malik-mike-a-32b63818b/)

Is the future of model pre-training decentralized?

Join us for a captivating session as we explore the cutting-edge breakthrough of federated learning in language model pre-training, featuring an in-depth discussion of the "The Future of Large Language Model Pre-training is Federated" paper!

This paper reading event will shed light on how federated learning (FL) could be set to revolutionize the training of large language models (LLMs). Discover how FL could mobilize vast, underutilized data and computational resources from across the globe, enabling large-scale collaboration and democratizing the pre-training of LLMs. Learn about the innovative approach that allows organizations, and hopefully, soon individuals, to collectively train LLMs using limited resources while matching or even surpassing the performance of traditional centralized models!

This event is a must-attend for AI researchers, software developers, data scientists, and tech enthusiasts eager to grasp the future of LLM pre-training and its implications for AI advancements. Whether you're interested in scaling AI models, leveraging federated learning for collaborative training, or simply curious about the next big thing in AI technology, this paper reading offers invaluable insights and discussions on some of the latest AI research.

Mark your calendars and join us for an exciting hour of "Federated Learning: The Future of Large Language Model Pre-training" exploration!\
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**Reference Links:**\
[https://flower.ai/\
https://github.com/adap/flower](https://flower.ai/￼https://github.com/adap/flower)

Maximizing a Severance Package 6/9 - The Mind of the Manager

- Connect with [Ethan on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanevansvp/)
- Taro members get a discount to join [**Ethan's Level Up community**](https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/taro25)

Tech Career Growth Videos

Our instructional videos provide software engineers with insights needed for career growth. Masterclasses go incredibly in-depth on a specific tech topic while case studies are real examples from established engineering leaders.

Grow From Senior To Staff Engineer [Part 17] - Fixer

Taro Book Club: The Pragmatic Programmer - Session 1

Tech Lead Blueprint 12/17 - Mentorship + Coaching

The BIG Difference Between The Mindset of American And European Tech Workers

Lessons From Crossing $10M ARR (Entirely Inbound)

Why You Should Be Racist Toward European VCs (An Argument For YC)

Why There Will Be Fewer Product Managers In Tech

Paper Reading: The Future of Large Language Model Pre-training is Federated

Maximizing a Severance Package 6/9 - The Mind of the Manager

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 27] - How to De-Risk Quitting

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 26] - Cohort Based Courses

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 24] - Consulting

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 23] - Coaching

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 22] - Monetization Strategies

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 21] - Networking

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 20] - 1,000 True Fans

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 18] - Limiting Beliefs

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 12] - Engineering Topics

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 9] - Community-First Approach

Become An Engineer Influencer [Part 7] - Mid-Funnel Channels