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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

When you reach senior level on an engineering track, you’re expected to be optimal in your hard skill set. You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer.

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Top 10 Countries to Outsource Software Development in 2020

The Product Coalition

Poland Poland is taking the third position on the list thanks to the pull of exceptional software development talents located there. According to HackerRank , Poland has the third-best software engineers in the world. Local software development companies offer services for much lower prices than in other countries.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

As it turns out, he’s also quite the writer – since the last time we spoke , he has published not one but two books on engineering. After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track.

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How Levels.fyi Brought Salary Transparency to the Tech Industry

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

We realized this was a common question and decided to build a simple visualization to compare software engineer titles across companies. Since then, we’ve expanded into Product Management , Software Engineering Management, and Product Design career tracks! What was your background before starting Levels? Anyone can do it!

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These 5 Coding Bootcamps Are Worth Considering

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Focus Areas: Software Engineering, Data science, UX/UI Design and Cybersecurity. Focus Areas: Software Engineering & Development with emphasis on JavaScript. All this work pays off though - average graduate salary was $115K in a 2018 San Francisco student outcomes survey. Best For: Scholarship seekers.

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Introducing Exponent: Advance Your Tech Career

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Since we launched the first version of our site a year ago, in August 2018, we've already helped thousands of people prepare for product management roles and put their best foot forward in their interviews. Beyond the name change, we'll be adding courses and coaching for popular career paths like software engineering, data science, and more.

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How I PM: Brent Tworetzky, SVP of Product at InVision

Amplitude

Brent is a keynote speaker at ROADMAP | San Francisco Product Summit on May 17, 2018. I started as a software engineer, then tried my hand as a management consultant, account manager, venture capitalist, and startup founder before I found the right fit in product management. How did you get to where you are today?