The Hitchhiker’s Guide to a Great Developer Career by Sven Peters And Helen Scott

As developers, our job is to write great code, test code, deploy code, fix code, and even delete code, but nobody told us that there is much more to it if we want to have a great developer career. In this talk, Helen and Sven will share their successes and failures during their 20-year careers to date working for various technology companies. You’ll learn about growing your personal brand (what is it good for?), the trials and tribulations of different roles (so many choices), becoming a manager (or not), mentoring and sponsoring (they are not the same thing), how to care for yourself (prevent burnout), and lots more career advice. You'll hear about their inevitable bumps in the road (or downright failures), as well as their successes. As it turns out, having a great developer career is not all about the technology and the code; it's also about you and the people around you! SVEN PETERS Sven Peters, developer advocate at Atlassian, has been studying trends in software development for the last 15 years uncovering the cultural and technical attributes to help development teams work effectively and drive innovation. He has 20 years experience in writing code, leading teams, and sharing his experience with thousands of developers at uncountable conferences in 25+ countries. HELEN SCOTT Helen Scott is a Java Developer Advocate at JetBrains. She has worked at numerous software companies in the last 20 years and has experienced the development cycle at all stages in various roles throughout that time. Helen loves to learn new tools and technologies, create content about that journey and share it with the community. ------------------------------------------------------------ INTRO * visuals & editing by @Mercator * music : Avocado by Ephixa