Q&A: How to be a Great Senior Software Engineer with Patrick Akil

<p>Full episode on YouTube ▶️</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/KtJILlRIPOc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/KtJILlRIPOc</a></p> <p>New episodes every Wednesday with our host <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>!  </p> <p>Big shoutout to <a href="https://xebia.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> for sponsoring this episode!</p> <p><br></p> <p>OUTLINE:<br>00:00:00 - Intro<br>00:00:29 - How do you manage your own expectations<br>00:02:41 - If you could change one thing from the past, what would that be?<br>00:05:37 - What is the best piece of advice you&#39;ve ever gotten?<br>00:07:33 - Why did you transition from ops to development?<br>00:11:54 - Applying to a new role<br>00:15:45 - What languages are you learning?<br>00:16:19 - Rehydrating...<br>00:16:32 - What does it mean when someone says: you&#39;ll learn this on the job?<br>00:18:19 - How much time do you get to learn on the job?<br>00:19:25 - What to learn and how to progress with CSS<br>00:21:32 - How many projects should my portfolio include?<br>00:24:38 - Should a startup have in-house or outsourced developers?<br>00:27:43 - What traits differentiate good vs. great developers?<br>00:31:04 - How do you conduct an interview for a junior frontend role?<br>00:34:01 - Do you have any tips for senior developers?<br>00:37:16 - What interview questions do you ask?<br>00:40:47 - Thank you for your questions!! :)<br></p>