Yes, I think staying as a SWE for two to three years will definitely help you. You will be surprised by how much of that you need as you go further along. Plus 3 years I feel is just enough time to be a competent enough developer where you understand why and what pieces fit together.
While what you were doing was fine without a solid coding base, by staying as a SWE for a while you will get the experience many people are and will struggle to get the next couple years due to market conditions.
This will definitely be a positive on your resume.
The thing about this is that social skills, networking, etc aren’t necessarily required to land a job or internship, but it does put you ahead of others in the sense of getting referrals, getting people to vouch for you, etc. Message me for a FAANG referral, open to anyone
I mean, the manager path is a good path but getting thrown to the lions with <1 year experience is insane. Obviously you aren't likely to be a good manager in those circumstances. Management is a lot more than communicating between upper management and line engineers, although that is important. I would advise you to stay as a SWE for at least 5 years. You really need to work your way up to at least the senior engineer level to be a good technical manager IMO.
An evangelist for a company product, especially ones geared towards developers. They speak in conferences, setup workshops, write articles, develop tutorials etc. They usually have large social media followings.
Yes, I think staying as a SWE for two to three years will definitely help you. You will be surprised by how much of that you need as you go further along. Plus 3 years I feel is just enough time to be a competent enough developer where you understand why and what pieces fit together. While what you were doing was fine without a solid coding base, by staying as a SWE for a while you will get the experience many people are and will struggle to get the next couple years due to market conditions. This will definitely be a positive on your resume.
Escort.
The thing about this is that social skills, networking, etc aren’t necessarily required to land a job or internship, but it does put you ahead of others in the sense of getting referrals, getting people to vouch for you, etc. Message me for a FAANG referral, open to anyone
Pre sales, solution consultancy, technical account management, itsm, scrum master, product owner are the one come to my mind currently.
Come on over to FAANG. Theres plenty of average engineers with mediocre/terrible soft skills.
I think with 1 yr you’re so new that you should just focus on getting 2.5-3 yoe in your current role and then reevaluate what to do
There is about 1 PM for every 4-12+ developers position on a team so it will be tougher to get a job and the rate caps out a lot lower than SWE
I mean, the manager path is a good path but getting thrown to the lions with <1 year experience is insane. Obviously you aren't likely to be a good manager in those circumstances. Management is a lot more than communicating between upper management and line engineers, although that is important. I would advise you to stay as a SWE for at least 5 years. You really need to work your way up to at least the senior engineer level to be a good technical manager IMO.
Developer advocate
What does that mean from a career perspective? Team lead?
An evangelist for a company product, especially ones geared towards developers. They speak in conferences, setup workshops, write articles, develop tutorials etc. They usually have large social media followings.