Since we all heard the announcement, GitHub now has 100M developers using it, which makes the competition to a whole new level. Being a Software Engineer, especially remote requires a lot of things but one thing that is the most important and that is “Ownership”. Only that can lead them to become Senior Software Engineers, I will deconstruct the whole concept in very simple words.
When you own things, like your car, your MacBook, or the suit you bought, you take care of them, you do your best to maintain them and keep them in a secure place. The same is valid if you built a product that you love, it can be an open-source project, so you will keep updating pull requests, fixing performance issues, and updating security. If you own a car, to make it work you add gas to it, keep it clean, and do it all by yourself because you own it. If there is any issue with the engine, you take it to the mechanic by yourself, this is the concept of Ownership. You must hold yourself accountable for whatever work you put into that and improve it every day.
My Senior SWE Manager Hassaan Pasha told me that it struck me:
Build and ship something you’re proud to show to anyone and that only explains a lot of things.
Ownership is the same as holding accountability to yourself, about how you communicate, write good quality code, and ship code that you’re proud to show the world. By taking ownership you distinguish yourself from all other employees and portray your leadership quality which gets the job done.
By just holding yourself accountable, you can take your career to another level.
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