Develop Yourself

After you've had your first engineering job for a while, you may start wondering about how to take the next step in your career. The thing is, approaches for getting promoted often aren't obvious or discussed.In this episode, we talk about the best strategy I've found for getting promoted. By taking advantage of a technique that most rarely practice, you can stand out and take on greater leadership at work. LinksYou Are Your Own Best Hype PersonShameless PlugsParsity: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

In today’s episode we’re going to be talking with Andre Elmoznino Laufer who currently works as a Lead Software Engineer in Stockholm, Sweden. Andre was a student at the very first bootcamp Aaron launched in 2016 and since then has worked his way to where he is now but taking risks and being confident.As you’ll hear, Andre is full of out the box advice on landing your first job after a bootcamp and advancing your career for years after. Enjoy!Links Andre's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreelmoznino/Shameless Plugs: dev30 (starts July 25!): https://www.dev30.xyz/ Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/ Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

Building your own projects is the single best way to improve and reinforce your development skills. But, often, it's hard to know what to build or where to even start. In this episode, we talk about how to generate ideas for side projects, and how to find the motivation to complete them. We'll talk about why projects are important, why not to do projects, and Peter's simple framework for finding ideas. Referenced EpisodesThe Best Strategy for Learning to CodeShameless PlugsAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

3.5 years ago, Justin had never written on LinkedIn, but since then his 1-person business has done nearly $1.5M in revenue, with 98% margins, and he’s done this primarily based off his 230k+ LinkedIn followers.What’s his secret? Creating LinkedIn content with systems he’s developed.In this episode, Justin will walk us through how to build on LinkedIn and create a following with minimal time commitment and 0 prior writing experience, even as a beginner!Justin’s LinkedIn Coursehttps://www.justinwelsh.me/a/2147505019/e9trWtpkThe Saturday Solopreneur https://www.justinwelsh.me/Shameless PlugsAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

In this episode we speak with Lynne Tye. After pivoting away from a neuroscience PhD, Lynne held a variety of jobs before teaching herself to code and becoming a freelance developer. She eventually founded Key Values, which helps match engineers to engineering teams that share their values.In this conversation, Lynne and I talk about how she learned to code and find freelance development work, how the pandemic affected Key Values, and the nature of running a lifestyle business. Enjoy!LinksLynne's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynnetye Key Values: keyvalues.comShameless PlugsAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

In this episode, we speak with Sara Oros, who JUST graduated from a coding bootcamp and is seeking advice. We help troubleshoot her journey and talk through what the next several phases of his transition will look like. Links Sara's LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/sara-oros1018Shameless Plugs: Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/ Aaron's JavaScript Program: https://dev30.xyz/ Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

In this episode we speak with Johnny Dallas. Johnny started coding in middle school, got a paid internship and eventually ended up dropping out of high school to be a software engineer full-time. The company Johnny worked for was eventually acquired. He became one of the youngest engineers at Amazon and recently left to start his own company. In our conversation, Johnny and I discussed the best ways to learn, strategies for pursuing jobs and mentors, and the needs behind his new startup. Enjoy!LinksJohnny's thread about his journey: https://twitter.com/_johnnydallas_/status/1519011035478315008?cxt=HHwWgMCquaOfzpQqAAAAJohnny's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_johnnydallas_ Johnny's startup Zeet: https://zeet.co/Shameless PlugsAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

In this episode, Aaron shares his own story of battling depression and how becoming a Software Engineer has helped his mental health and changed his life. Enjoy! Links Lost Connections Book: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Connections-Uncovering-Depression-Unexpected/dp/1632868318/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Shameless Plugs Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/ Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

In this episode, we speak with Namanh Kapur. Namanh is a Rice University CS graduate, a software engineer at Bolt – a fast-growing  fintech startup – and a YouTuber with over 30,000 subscribers. In this conversation, Namanh and I talk about growing up abroad, why and how Namanh started coding in middle school, strategies for applying for developer internships and jobs, and Namanh’s aspirations for his YouTube channel.  Enjoy!LinksNamanh's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/namanhkapur Namanh's Website: https://namanhkapur.comBolt: https://www.bolt.com/ Shameless PlugsAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)

Each month, Develop Yourself's co-hosts (Aaron and Peter) will be checking in with each other, in part to talk through how they've each quit their Software Engineering jobs to pursue entrepreneurship, indie-hacking, self-employment, etc.This episode is an update on what each of us is doing.Shameless PlugsPeter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Aaron's JavaScript Course: https://dev30.xyz/Send us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)