Technology - Consulting - Coding - Domain Learning

At a senior role, what are things we can accomplish. I agree with the perspective and the work that is called out Link 

Technical Work

• Review for technically design/architecture
• Analyze for with security/scalability of design 
• Collaborate with other technical teams to agree on interfaces and common APIs

People Work

• 1-1s on a weekly basis
• Regular feedback

Plus my own additions

• Patenting / Knowledge Sharing
• Building your point of view
• Be on top of tech - Code as you need

Ongoing

• Teaching, mentoring and coaching
• Technical conversations and reviewing designs

Plus a perspective on mastering technology vs domain I like this article

Adding my top reasons to solve problems and not to master tech - Work On Interesting problems not Technologies

• Ideas take time and need refinement
• As you keep coding, you keep building perspectives
• Working prototype creates more interest/excitement and keep improving
• Your interest will not die down as you are solving newly known challenges
• Scope, features you will balanace when you spot the unknowns
• Its your idea you will not kill it :)

On WLB - Link

• We collectively create the culture we live in, changes comes from healthy WLB
• 20% of your work produces 80% of your value. Prioritize over priorities

Myth of super performers

I loved the below lines, I have seen this specific behavior. People who deliver but do not share, collaborate within the team. Adding my own perspectives

• X is the only developer who gets anything done
• Do not actively share knowledge with his peers
• Good at communication but bad at collaboration
• Explain simple things in a complicated way
• Good, connect at Leadership Level. Over-communication at the leadership level, limited collaboration at ground level
• Instead, make more people productive will reap the greatest benefits
• Turn our attention from individuals to groups of people
• Don’t mistake humility for ignorance - There are a lot of software engineers out there who won’t express opinions unless asked

Agile principles alternative definition

• Empathy for customer needs
• Actually getting stuff done
• A bird’s-eye view of the product vs market 
• Able to balance birds-eye view to product view vs component view

More Reads

20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a Software Engineer

Keep Thinking!!!