#57 - Career paths for software developers

<p>In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss with our guests the different career paths for software developers as well as the challenges that aspiring software developers could face in their journey.</p>
<h2><strong>Guests</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mohamed.ezzarghili">Mohamed Ez-zarghili</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/boredabdel">Abdelfettah Sghiouar</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/o.kinane/">Othmane Kinane</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Mehdi_Cheracher">Mehdi Cheracher</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Notes</strong></h2>
<p>0:01 - Introduction.</p>
<p>0:02 - What are the career progressions for software developers/engineers in the tech industry and how much time does it take to progress from one level to another?</p>
<p>0:19 - What are the common mistakes developers and software engineers do in their career?</p>
<p>0:28 - Why learning english is a must when it comes to software engineering?</p>
<p>0:29 - Generalist vs Specialist in the tech industry.</p>
<p>0:35 - A mistake to avoid if you want to be taken seriously as a software engineer/developer.</p>
<p>0:38 - What are the different kinds of companies a software engineer/developer could work for?</p>
<p>0:40 - Tell us about your experience working for a services company and how was the career progression system like?</p>
<p>0:44 - What exactly is a services comapany?</p>
<p>0:49 - The career path of software engineer in a product company.</p>
<p>0:56 - What are the different types of product companies?</p>
<p>0:59 - Career evolutions in product companies.</p>
<p>1:04 - Global Distribution System and why airplane tickets can get very expensive?</p>
<p>1:06 - Software engineers in Startups.</p>
<p>1:10 - How the implementation of General Data Protection Regulation impacted Startups?</p>
<p>1:15 - Advice for Startups employees.</p>
<p>1:18 - What should I look for when it comes to Startup equity?</p>
<p>1:26 - If there are no well-defined rules in a company regarding advancement in the hierarchy, how can we progress?</p>
<p>1:28 - What are the optimal career paths for someone who would like to work in Europe?</p>
<p>1:32 - Freelance career path for software engineers?</p>
<p>1:38 - Public organizations and software engineering.</p>
<p>1:44 - What are the disadvantages of working in public organizations after graduation?</p>
<p>1:46 - How companies invest in your learning/training?</p>
<p>1:57 - How to evolve as an infrastructure junior engineer?</p>
<p>1:59 - Wrap up and goodbye.</p>
<h2><strong>Links</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/">Crunchbase: Discover innovative companies and the people behind them</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slicingpie.com/">Slicing Pie: Startup equity calculator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.add.gov.ma/">Agence de Developpement du Digital: ADD</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Prepared and Presented by</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeriemZaid">Meriem Zaid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismailtlemcani">Ismail Tlemcani</a></li>
</ul>