From Junior to Staff and Beyond: Lessons Learned

Getting to Principal can be a long and winding road – knowing how to navigate it efficiently can expedite career growth.

In this talk we'll go over some key aspects to focus on to grow your career from Junior to Principal, for those who want to navigate that path or those looking to mentor or coach others.

We'll discuss:

  • Why it's important to have a career plan and how to build one effectively.
  • The benefits of taking opportunities as they come.
  • Why and how you should let your ambition show.

Speaker

Bruno Rey

Staff Engineer @Eventbrite

Bruno Rey is a Staff Engineer at Eventbrite. With over 15yrs of experience in software development, he's worked at companies large and small with broad experience in different positions such as QA, Sales and Solutions Architect. Outside of work he's a century cyclist, musician, audiophile hobbyist and a father of two.

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Date

Wednesday Nov 20 / 03:55PM PST ( 50 minutes )

Location

Ballroom BC

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