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Grow From Mid-Level To Senior Engineer: L4 To L5

3h 50s
English
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"Senior Software Engineer" is a title that sounds impressive and is a goal every engineer aspires to achieve. High-class senior engineers are in great demand in tech companies, especially in large ones, as there just aren't enough of them. During the pandemic, many people rushed into IT, resulting in the average engineer now being at the mid-level. If you are a senior engineer, you are special.

Nonetheless, getting promoted to senior engineer is an extremely difficult task, especially in FAANG companies. Many engineers face challenges transitioning from Meta level E4 to E5 and from Google level L4 to L5. The move from SDE 2 to SDE 3 at Amazon is considered the hardest of all promotions that engineers might encounter, and it can take up to 10 years.

Why is this transition so disappointing, becoming the first promotion that 95%+ of engineers encounter? Because the move from a mid-level engineer to a senior engineer requires a fundamental change in dynamics, which this course thoroughly examines. By the end of the course, you will:

  • Fully understand the difference between a mid-level engineer and a senior engineer
  • Master the correct work approach required of a senior engineer
  • Be able to identify your technical gaps to meet the senior engineer level
  • Find the key gaps needed to reach the senior engineer level
  • Determine a clear roadmap for transitioning to the senior engineer level

About the Author: Alex Chiou

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Alex Chiou is a US engineer (formerly at Meta and Pinterest) and a co-founder of Tech Career Growth (originally Tech Lead alongside Patrick Shyu). His teaching focuses on the career-trajectory side of working in software at large tech companies — the unwritten rules of performance reviews, promotions, project selection, and the soft-skills that compound across an engineering career.

The course catalog covers technical interview preparation (algorithm / data-structure questions and the system-design rounds at the senior level), the career-side topics around landing and succeeding at FAANG-tier companies, and the engineering-management track for developers transitioning into leadership roles.

The CourseFlix listing under this source carries 9 Alex Chiou courses spanning that range. Material is paid and aimed at engineers preparing for interviews or actively navigating the career path at large tech companies.

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1
How This Course Works Demo
09:35
2
Why Is The Senior Promotion So Hard?
10:59
3
At A Glance: Mid-Level Vs. Senior
04:19
4
Structuring Your Growth
07:13
5
Finding The Right Team
07:20
6
The Goggles
07:47
7
Take Greater Ownership
06:34
8
Fill In The Gaps
04:49
9
Code Quality
05:26
10
Code Review
09:17
11
Debugging
06:59
12
System Design
06:59
13
Just 1 Sentence Is Enough
03:53
14
Work Towards The Team Goal
06:23
15
What's The Plan?
02:36
16
Project Management
06:18
17
Meetings
07:49
18
Build A Strong Internal Network
06:43
19
Onboarding
05:18
20
Mentorship
09:00
21
Instagram Ads Testing Tool
15:12
22
Instagram Ads Survey Cleanup Workstream
13:46
23
Plot Your Growth Journey
07:23
24
Go Deeper: Follow Through
09:12
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24 lessons · 3h 50s
Show all 24 lessons
  1. 1 How This Course Works 09:35
  2. 2 Why Is The Senior Promotion So Hard? 10:59
  3. 3 At A Glance: Mid-Level Vs. Senior 04:19
  4. 4 Structuring Your Growth 07:13
  5. 5 Finding The Right Team 07:20
  6. 6 The Goggles 07:47
  7. 7 Take Greater Ownership 06:34
  8. 8 Fill In The Gaps 04:49
  9. 9 Code Quality 05:26
  10. 10 Code Review 09:17
  11. 11 Debugging 06:59
  12. 12 System Design 06:59
  13. 13 Just 1 Sentence Is Enough 03:53
  14. 14 Work Towards The Team Goal 06:23
  15. 15 What's The Plan? 02:36
  16. 16 Project Management 06:18
  17. 17 Meetings 07:49
  18. 18 Build A Strong Internal Network 06:43
  19. 19 Onboarding 05:18
  20. 20 Mentorship 09:00
  21. 21 Instagram Ads Testing Tool 15:12
  22. 22 Instagram Ads Survey Cleanup Workstream 13:46
  23. 23 Plot Your Growth Journey 07:23
  24. 24 Go Deeper: Follow Through 09:12

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"Senior Software Engineer" is a title that sounds impressive and is a goal every engineer aspires to achieve. High-class senior engineers are in great demand in tech companies, especially in large ones, as there just aren't enough of them…
Who teaches Grow From Mid-Level To Senior Engineer: L4 To L5?
Grow From Mid-Level To Senior Engineer: L4 To L5 is taught by Alex Chiou. You can find more courses by this instructor on the corresponding source page.
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Grow From Mid-Level To Senior Engineer: L4 To L5 contains 24 lessons with a total runtime of 3 hours. All lessons are available to watch online at your own pace.
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