Advice from a Senior Silicon Valley Engineer

Swizec Teller moved from Slovenia to Silicon Valley to work with the best engineers on the most challenging problems. Along the way, he hired and continuous to mentor countless juniors. In this episode, you'll learn what Swizec looks for in Junior Developer in 2021 and how you can crack the coding interview by highlighting your potential.

Timestamps

• Introduction (0:00)
• What employers look for in Juniors (02:32)
• What projects will impress employers? (05:01)
• The difference between front-end engineer and front-end developer (07:28)
• An introduction to JSON bureaucracy (10:57)
• How to measure your own ability and skill (14:39)
• How Google hire Juniors (20:50)
• What Swizec learned from Richard Hamming (23:11)
• Swizec's career vision (25:37)
• An introduction to the Senior Mindset (28:07)
• What Juniors can expect from seniors (29:09)

Links

• Follow Swizec on Twitter
• Follow Alex from Scrimba on Twitter
• Swizec's website
• Your career needs a vision by Swizec
• Senior Mindset series

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