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Junior Developer vs Senior Developer

Mar 12, 2024

The podcast discusses the progression of web developers through different roles like junior, intermediate, and senior developer, highlighting the varying responsibilities and financial rewards. It explores how experience influences problem-solving abilities, contrasting junior and senior developers' approaches in crisis scenarios. The episode also delves into the evolution of developers from junior roles to senior positions, emphasizing the importance of mentoring, technical decision-making, and transitioning to leadership roles.

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Progression in web development career varies with company positions like junior developer, senior developer, tech lead, and staff engineer.

Portfolio strength can outweigh experience for junior developers; mentoring and basic tasks lead to skill ramp-up.

Transition to senior developer involves delegation, self-awareness, and leveraging team expertise for enhanced productivity.

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Junior Developer Overview

Junior developers are entry-level roles in tech, often requiring one to three years of experience. Despite the experience requirement, having a strong portfolio can outweigh this. These roles involve significant mentoring and onboarding to ramp up skills. Usually assigned distinct, basic tasks initially, gradually progressing to more complex, scoped features.

Focus on Scoped and Defined Tasks for Junior Developers

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Introduction

2min

Navigating Developer Roles: From Junior to Senior Level

8min

The Impact of Experience on Problem-Solving Abilities

19min

Contrasting IT and Developer Perspectives in Task Ownership

3min

Evolution of a Developer: From Junior to Senior to Staff Engineer

24min

Exploring the Relationship Between Mistakes and Success in Company Development and Startup Culture

2min

Exploring the Enigma of Companies Operating Without Revenue Streams

2min

Exploring the Impact of Capitalism on Startups and Giants

3min

Progressing through your web development career is unique depending on the companies you decide to work for, but there are some common positions that companies will use to help guide their promotion process. These positions include junior developer, developer (intermediate), senior developer, tech lead, and staff engineer. Each one of these positions will have a unique flare depending on who's setting up the teams but in general as you climb the ladder through them you'll collect more cash, more responsibility, and slowly transition to less code/more management. In this episode Matt and Mike discussed the common promotions that web developers progress through and how they can vary company to company.

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