My 4-year journey from bootcamp attendee to senior software engineer
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Image from hereA retrospective on lessons learnedI recently got promoted to senior software engineer at Apollo.io. However, a title is just a title. How have I actually grown?I left my pre-med path at the start of 2015, and I started my first job in tech soon after. Like so many others, I have often questioned my place in this industry.Am I learning fast enough? Am I growing in my career? Will I get replaced by someone fresh out of college?These thoughts creep up every once in awhile, and a few weeks ago, I thought to myself I hadn’t grown much in the last year or so. I felt uneasy until I talked to a colleague about my experience in this industry thus far.“Tell me about each of the places you have worked at. Why did you join? Why did you leave?”Our conversation revolved around this (...)
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