This is a course about getting great coding jobs and doing well at coding jobs.
Beginner
240 Lessons
10h 30min
Certificate of Completion
This is a course about getting great coding jobs and doing well at coding jobs.
AI-POWERED
AI-POWERED
This course includes
This course includes
Course Overview
The non-coding part of being a successful software engineer is very important, but also happens to be very under-discussed. This is a course about getting great coding jobs and doing well at coding jobs. Especially if you're earlier in your career, there's a lot here that you might otherwise take years to learn, and your manager will never tell you. This is NOT going to be a conventional career advice course. There is a linear discussion of Career Guides, followed by a nonlinear collection of Principles, ...Show More
Course Content
Getting Started
Part I: Your Coding Career
Code Newbies
The (First) Job Hunt
Junior Developer
From Junior to Senior
6 Lessons
Senior Developer
9 Lessons
Beyond your Coding Career
7 Lessons
Part II: Principles
1 Lesson
Learn in Public
7 Lessons
Know your Tools
4 Lessons
Specialize in the New
4 Lessons
Open Source Your Knowledge
7 Lessons
Spark Joy
8 Lessons
The Platinum and Silver Rules
3 Lessons
Good Enough is Better than Best
4 Lessons
First Principles Thinking
5 Lessons
Write, A Lot
10 Lessons
Pick Up What They Put Down
5 Lessons
Part III: Strategies
1 Lesson
Intro to Strategy
4 Lessons
Specialist vs. Generalist
7 Lessons
Betting on Technologies
5 Lessons
Profit Center vs Cost Center
6 Lessons
Engineering Career Ladders
5 Lessons
Intro to Tech Strategy
7 Lessons
Strategic Awareness
9 Lessons
Megatrends
5 Lessons
Part IV: Tactics
1 Lesson
Negotiating
5 Lessons
How to Learn in Private
5 Lessons
Design for Developers in a Hurry
7 Lessons
Lampshading
6 Lessons
Conference CFPs
9 Lessons
Mise en Place Writing
7 Lessons
Side Projects
5 Lessons
Developer’s Guide to Twitter
11 Lessons
Marketing Yourself (without Being a Celebrity)
14 Lessons
The Operating System of You
6 Lessons
Conclusion
1 Lesson
Course Author
Trusted by 1.4 million developers working at companies
Anthony Walker
@_webarchitect_
Evan Dunbar
ML Engineer
Carlos Matias La Borde
Software Developer
Souvik Kundu
Front-end Developer
Vinay Krishnaiah
Software Developer
Eric Downs
Musician/Entrepeneur
Kenan Eyvazov
DevOps Engineer
Souvik Kundu
Front-end Developer
Eric Downs
Musician/Entrepeneur
Anthony Walker
@_webarchitect_
Evan Dunbar
ML Engineer
See how Educative uses AI to make your learning more immersive than ever before.
Instant Code Feedback
AI-Powered Mock Interviews
Adaptive Learning
Explain with AI
AI Code Mentor