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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

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   This question came with a delightful ASCII-art diagram that I will now dictate as follows: \\u201cpipe space space space space\\u201d JK

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   TLDR: I want to move up the ranks but I\\u2019m not sure what might await me\\u2026 except meetings. What should I expect? And how do I get there?

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   Too Small, Want MOAR!\\nI work in a big enterprise as a Tech Lead in an \\u201c\\u201cagile team\\u201d\\u201d. So day-to-day I focus on getting our team to build the current feature we\\u2019re meant to be building (eg by helping other devs, attending meetings, and sometimes writing code). The next step for my career would be what we call an \\u201cEngineering Lead\\u201d but I\\u2019m having a hard time figuring out what that role actually is and our \\u201cEL\\u201d is so slammed with meetings I\\u2019m afraid to take any of their time to ask\\u2026 SO - Dave & Jamison, can you enlighten me? What might the goals and life be of someone at that level and how would someone who still codes every day(ish) start figuring out what to do to get there?

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   P.S. It\\u2019s taken me about 4 years but I\\u2019ve finally managed to listen to every single SSE episode! (I have a kid, binging podcasts isn\\u2019t possible for me).\\nP.P.S. In an interview recently I was asked \\u201c\\u201cWhat\\u2019s the most valuable piece of advice you were ever given?\\u201d\\u201d to which I replied \\u201c\\u201cTo negotiate for better benefits in job interviews, got it from a podcast called \\u2018Soft Skills Engineering\\u2019\\u201d\\u201d. The interviewer thought that was cool, subscribed to your podcast during the interview then REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE ON ANYTHING! >:(

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   Living in a small town my options as a software engineer have been limited to working for one company straight out of uni for 7 years. Wanting to develop in my career, and knowing you have advised others in the past to move on from their first job out of uni. What is your opinion of seeking out and switching jobs into remote work? Will this provide the same development value found in a traditional job switch, especially after the impact COVID has had on the way companies see remote work.

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