If you want career growth, consider these three simple* tricks:
1. Grok CircleCI’s engineering competency matrix, be honest with yourself, and work on your technical “level ups” across the board. These alone will generally not get you promoted without step 2.
https://circleci.com/blog/why-we-re-designed-our-engineering...
2. Buy the book “The Leadership Pipeline”, again be honest with yourself, and work on your management toolbelt progression. Level up within your company inside two years (an internal transfer can make this step easier).
https://smile.amazon.com/Leadership-Pipeline-Build-Powered-C...
3. After leveling up, and within the two years, accept a role for 20% to 40% higher comp at a new company, or the next leadership level up, or both. (Preferably both.)
Repeat.
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Footnotes:
* Simple doesn’t mean without deliberate attention or work.
** Keep LinkedIn updated with every title or responsibility growth (new role same employer), as well adding to the key valuable outcome you delivered in that role’s bullets, so (a) it’s apparent to recruiters and employers that you are seen as promotable, (b) you are not updating it only when looking for a job.
*** The Leadership Pipeline book implies it’s for a company. On the contrary, use the framework to work on yourself.