How to show your value as an engineer
Being a good engineer no longer means that you only need to be technically solid, but you bring a lot of value to the company with your non-technical skills - soft skills.
Intro
Being a good engineer no longer means that you only need to be technically solid, but you bring a lot of value to the company with your non-technical skills - soft skills.
This post is going to bring some actionable insights and tips on how you can show your value as an engineer from the view point of a manager as well as a long-time engineer. Let’s get started.
Always learn new things
In today’s world where latest trends and technology choices are changing very fast, It’s important that you always stay up to date with the latest trends. I don’t mean that you need to jump on the next JavaScript framework wave as soon as a new one arrives, but it’s important that you know what exists and what pros and cons can you anticipate from a particular stack.
Learning is not enough - it’s important that you continuously provide ideas and talk about them with your colleagues and direct manager inside the company. That’s how you show proactivity as well as drive and motivation for improvements. O…