I think Rahul's advice is extremely important. MASTER YOUR STORIES. It doesn't matter how good you are if people can't perceive it. If you are doing wonderful technical things you're losing SO MUCH if you can't express it in a understandable way for your peers and leaders.
Great work, Steve! As always, you’re an inspiration! I noticed MLEs aren’t specifically represented, so if I may add a bit of wisdom that applies to SWEs but is essential for ML Engineers: Make time to learn—no one will hand it to you. Learning isn’t a one-time task; it’s an ongoing process that requires setting aside time regularly to stay on top of all the advancements. Bonus tip: whenever you learn something new, schedule a “deep dive” session with your colleagues to explain it to them. Not only will you understand the subject more deeply, but you’ll also position yourself as a leader in the space.
This is pretty much all great advice. My advice: don't try to take all of this great advice all at once. Pick one thing (ideally the thing you suck at/hate doing the most) to focus on first.
Being able to tell your story is so important. I’m working on my technical report at work and my mentor is emphasizing the fact that it needs to be written in a way that people care. If the “why” isn’t clear, then it’s hard for anyone to care
Rahul’s advice is absolutely important !. I see it all day, everyday that most engineers shy away telling their stories in meaningful manner. Stories that follow STAR format make a ton of sense and people remember them. To all my fellow engineers, start telling the meaningful stories. Happy holidays !!.
This is positively a 10X value add. Great panel of SMEs, Steve!
Ty Steve for this opportunity, feels cool and humbling to be included with legends 🙌
Thanks Steve for the opportunity - you've been incredibly generous in giving me advice as well. Cheers to you and everyone here!
Principal Engineer tier delegation 💯😃
I just found your channel today and literally had to force myself to stop listening so I could focus on my actual work. I'm so glad I found this channel. Thanks
A small change in direction today, can lead you to do a completely different destination tomorrow :)) very very very well said!!!!
Love this! Definitely taking the advice of "Make as much noise as possible" from Namanh and Steve's final observation/advice of gathering insights and moving decisively. Definitely trying to make this year about documenting learning and getting involved in the community.
Awesome video! Well done steve!
Thank you, these are great advice. Also, now I am suscribed to 10+ tech channels !! 🙌🙌🙌
Based on the expressions in the thumbnail, I thought everyone was going to offer sobering, harsh reality checks. But nope 😁Thanks for collabing with all these creators!
Storytelling is the advice that resonated with me. I have so many things to yap about, but I don't tell good stories.
My 2024 advice: find a way to deal with difficult people, situations and projects. Don’t shy away from the challenges. I’m currently learning how to do this. I’ve learned you can be technically correct or even make valid arguments, but without developed trust or learning how to work with those who disagree or even dislike you, your ceiling will keep you from moving forward. It takes a large amount of patience and humility but it’s worth it and I wish I had started this earlier. Shoutout to Steve for taking lessons and wisdom across many years and making it available for younger engineers. We don’t have to learn from our own mistakes.
This is gold. Thanks Steve 🙌🏼
This is great, thank you for putting this video together. This is gold.
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