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🚀 Roadmap: From Junior Software Engineer to CTO in 1 Year

Alex (The Engineering Bolt) ⚡ on April 01, 2024

To all aspiring tech leaders! 🎉 Ever wondered what it takes to go from a Junior Software Engineer to a CTO in just one year? Buckle up; we've got t...
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Nzechi Nwaokoro

Become CTO in a matter of hrs. Just go start a company with a friend or two and give yourself the CTO title. You don't need a whole year lol

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Alex (The Engineering Bolt) ⚡

I was the CTO and my friend was the CEO but it didn't work so well! Someone had to write the code and find new customers 🤣

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Nzechi Nwaokoro

🤣 I think that is a valuable lesson. You realized what was more important for success which was your customer happiness and product. Being able to work with people who don't obsess over titles is something I find to work with me. I'm more customers and product obsessed which I think are the keys to success in business.

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Michael Otu

Take a job.. hire engineers... Become cto

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Ghazi Khan

I wish I read this post 10 years before. I would have been a CTO with 9 years of experience by now. 😂

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Alex (The Engineering Bolt) ⚡

It's never too late!

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Solaris Regulus

I have 3 more months and will be done 🤣🤣🤣

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Yin Yang Source

Ready to grow :D

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Sneaks & Snaps

I can do it in 9 months, LOLOL!

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Ben Halpern

Ambitious

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Alex (The Engineering Bolt) ⚡

Nothing is impossible on April 1st 😁

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keenan-chiasson

This post was without a doubt written by AI 🤖

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keenan-chiasson

So was this comment

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Pablo

I must say, these might seriously be good advices

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Alex (The Engineering Bolt) ⚡

There is some level of truth in all of tbose points. The intrinsic values of growth are there, just brush off the comic element and you can find solid advise for growth here.

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Ronak Bokaria

ohh it so crisp and to the point... my friend used this and CTO got fired 🤣

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Angel Oduro-Temeng Twumasi

Do you have like a discord channel or something where we can keep track of progress or obtain some mentorship?

I would be very grateful.

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Alex (The Engineering Bolt) ⚡

Join the group here discord.gg/REEwEYpTrn

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Vivienne Medrano

This roadmap is incredibly inspiring and practical for aspiring tech leaders. It clearly outlines the skills and milestones needed to transition from a junior software engineer to understanding CTO responsibilities within a year.

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squidbe

I'm reporting you for submitting misleading content.

Everyone knows that the quickest/best path to becoming a CTO is to create an LLC and give yourself the title of CTO.

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Alex (The Engineering Bolt) ⚡

🤣🤣 guilty!

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squidbe

😁

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Adesoji1

I still haven't figured out how to apply AI in my current, all these buzz words of LLM, RAG and that is tiring and my boss expects me to do sth regarding AI

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Stefan Neidig

I already cracked my knuckles to write a response to that and than I saw it. You got me good :D Well done

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Tac

Ait is possible to make it in two months

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pashacodes

If you see a company that has a CTO with one year of experience, run.

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milenaosc

Why did I even click on this.

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Kunle

Lol, good one

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Nick Kaufmann

This is hero sratus

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Nick

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