Welcome back to I'm a Software Engineer ~ What Next? The podcast for devs figuring out their next move. Hosted by James Wilson and Matt Sinclair, we talk honestly about what it takes to build a meaningful career in tech.
Are you a React developer, or just someone who uses React? In our second "Summer Shorts" episode of What Next?, Matt and James dig into:
- Why engineers get stuck identifying with tools, not skills
- What hiring managers often look for
- How to stand out by showing how you think, not just what you know
- Why AI will amplify your strengths, or your mistakes
Then we have a chat about how engineers can future-proof their careers by thinking beyond the resume buzzwords.
The post that sparked this chat generated quite a bit of discussion on LinkedIn. What are your thoughts?
🎧 13 minutes. Zero fluff. Tune in now.
⏱️ Chapters
- 0:00 Intro: James's LinkedIn post, and a misspelt "engineer"
- 1:31 The language does matter, but ride above the tech: metalearning
- 4:13 What hiring managers look for: have you hit the framework's limits?
- 6:27 The recruiter's view: using React is not an achievement
- 7:33 Show how you think: why did you choose it, and did it play out?
- 9:31 Deep and narrow vs wide and shallow: tech decisions lock in early
- 11:16 AI amplifies your strengths, or your muppetness
- 12:33 Wrap-up: the T-shaped engineer, next time
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