jem young, engineering manager at netflix and the state of tech
guest: jem young, engineering manager at netflix
- track your wins in a journal, even five or ten minutes every week or two, so you have artifacts ready for reviews or resumes
- when things get uncertain, be visible, make sure managers and vps know your name and what you deliver
- put hard numbers behind your work like money saved, projects shipped, or people hired instead of just describing effort
- junior engineers stand out by showing initiative like fixing outdated docs or pulling threads on problems, not by listing fake metrics
- ai will likely take over boilerplate and repetitive coding tasks, so get ahead by learning how it fits into your workflow now