{"product_id":"book-k4ar","title":"The Software Engineer's Guidebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn my first few years as a developer I assumed that hard work was all I needed. Then I was passed over for a promotion and my manager couldn’t give me feedback on what areas to improve, so I could get to the senior engineer level. I was frustrated; even bitter: not as much about missing the promotion, but because of the lack of guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time I became a manager, I was determined to support engineers reporting to me with the kind of feedback and support I wish I would have gotten years earlier. And I did. While my team tripled over the next two years, people became visibly better engineers, and this progression was clear from performance reviews and promotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a summary of the advice I’ve given to software engineers over the years – and then some more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book follows the structure of a “typical” career path for a software engineer,\u003c\/strong\u003e from starting out as a fresh-faced software developer, through being a role model senior\/lead, all the way to the staff\/principle\/distinguished level. It summarizes what I’ve learned as a developer and how I’ve approached coaching engineers at different stages of their careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe cover “soft” skills which become increasingly important as your seniority increases, and the “hard” parts of the job, like software engineering concepts and approaches which help you grow professionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From performance reviews to P95 latency, from team dynamics to testing, Gergely demystifies all aspects of a software career. This book is well named: it really does feel like the missing guidebook for the whole industry.” – Tanya Reilly, principal engineer and author of The Staff Engineer's Path\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Spanning a huge range of topics from technical to social in a concise manner, this belongs on the desk of any software engineer looking to grow their impact and their career.\" – James Stanier, Director of Engineering at Shopify\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49398287368496,"sku":"BDk4ar","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/668069-k4ar-Square.jpg?v=1735500451","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k4ar","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}