Lessons I Wish I’ve Learned Before Becoming a TL - Yael Zaritsky Perez
I’ve liked and disliked my allegedly same job as a developer in different teams I’ve been to. At some point in my career I realized that the software engineering, the people, and the freedom I was given (or not), had a lot to do with how much I enjoyed my job.
And so I decided to become a TL, to try to build a team in which software developers grow, and enjoy working in.
Apparently, there is a lot to learn in order to make that happen. Here are the three most important points I’ve learned so far, in a nutshell: Focus and prioritize. You can’t do everything at once; Know your domain(s).
In addition to the codebase, ever-evolving software industry and your business domain, your team members and people you work with are each a domain you must learn. Trust. In order to do an excellent job, you must have your manager’s trust and trust in your team;
After this talk you'll be aware of a few things I wish I’d learned before I took on my first TL role.
*BTW, I wish I knew this as a dev as well.
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