Jay Donnell - Sr Director of Software Engineering
from Junior to Senior with David Guttman Hosted by David Guttman
Talking Points: Early Career Paths Problem Solving New Job Nervousness Learning From Failure The Empathy Element Developing Communication Skills Demand for Junior Developers Quotable Quotes: “In reality [ choosing your first job ] isn’t an existential crisis.” - JD “You are constantly faced with problems that you don’t know that answers to and that’s normal.” - JD “Write [ your problem ] down formally, write out the steps that you took to solve the problem. … If you think you’ve done enough to solve it and you still can’t, then reach out to others.” - JD “Don’t be afraid of failure and don’t be afraid to jump into something that’s a stretch.” - JD “If you find yourself making the mistake, again and again, you’re probably doing something wrong.” - JD “Don’t fear making mistakes, just make sure that you learn from them and don’t repeat them.” - JD “[ As a manager ] you become more of a people person than a tech person.” - JD “Communication, Communication, Communication.” - JD “You can be the deepest expert in a topic, but if you can’t effectively transfer that knowledge out to the rest of the human organization, it’s not adding the value it could add.” - JD “Ultimately, it’s all trial and error with things you want to get better at.” - JD “When you’re online learning programming, you’re seeing some of the best programmers in the world. And they do not apply to the jobs that you’re applying to.” - JD Notes: Jay’s Twitter twitter.com/djdonnell Jay’s LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/jaydonnell Junior to Senior Community community.juniortosenior.io
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Jay recounts his experiences of his early career life, how to deal with failure, and the importance of communication.
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