programmer growth map
common seen path
大多数程序员的晋升路径
并不复杂，无非以下几种：
技术型：初级工程师->中级工程师->高级工程师->架构师（技术专家）->技术总监->CTO
管理型：工程师->项目组长->项目经理->项目总监->技术总监->CTO
交叉型：初级工程师->中级工程师->项目经理->技术总监->CTO（此路线技术和管理交叉进行，每个阶段做的事情不固定）
转行型：初级工程师->转行产品、设计、销售、运营等
Junior Developer
- 0-3 years
- can write simple program
- Preliminary understanding of an entire application lifecycle
- Not comfortable in all parts of app
Senior Developer
- 4-10+ Years of Experience
- Can write complex applications
- Good Design Skill and familiar with Design pattern
- Deep understanding of each part of an app and lifecycle
- Capable in writing every part of an app
- Fast learning skill to get things done
Business Expert
work close on product:
watch close on data:
- Almost same program skills as a Senior Developer
- Very good at communication and understanding
- Deep understanding of the lifecycle of an app
- Know how and why in both business and tech
- Challenge yourself and others ,often ask why and chase for a better way
ref
Growth Hacker
- Business Expert & Senior Developer & Data Analysis
- Live with data
- Ab test
- Have the guts Deciding not to do
- Always providing idea or better ideas
- Good at script programming
- Good at tools to improve efficiency
the skill of growth hacker
A growth hacker should be familiar with or have a background in as many of these categories as possible:
- Product Management
- Advertising, SEM
- Usability
- Viral Marketing
- SEO
- Coding, Databases & SQL
- Web design & UX
- Copywriting
- Analitycs
- Email marketing
Fullstack Developer
full-stack-developer
Field Cover:
Skillset Cover:
What's a fullstack developer?
Why -- Is it better to be a full-stack developer?
It’s more about having an understanding in each of the areas above, to communicate intelligently between team members and to be a good asset if the situation needs it.
Devops: Dev + Ops
Similar to fullstack, it means some skillset of different field -- especially in CI/CD
in today's cutting edge tech, simply can work with such skillset by the help of IaaS :
Architect
- 7-10+ Years of Experience
- Same program skills as a Senior Developer
- know more than 2 or 3 program languages and tech stacks
- Deep understanding of Network, Ops, and the whole computer system
- Have great experience in handling high concurrency & high stability service
Manager / Leader
It's more that Senior Developer, which need more about soft skill
- A good team player
- Good GTD skill
- Same program skills as a Senior Developer
- Leadership: good at bring all developer together to divide and conquer
- Very good at communication to all people(upper & peer & subordinate) and understanding
- Extroverts is preferred
- Agile skill
Agile experience needed
Senior Leader / CTO
- Same skill as Manager / Leader
- Lead team work for the same direction
- Problem solver
- Always self driving & encouraging
- Focus on people, Culture
- Good at Risk management, Planning
- Deem projects as business (ROI)
- keep coding and commit to the side parts of the projects
CTO skillset required from quota
CEO
not that yet, TBC
how to reach the top in a quicker way
The best way to get it is to teach it
- Learn by Doing
- Learn by Following a master
- Learn by Improving, Research
- Learn by Teaching (less input , more output)
- Little Yellow Duck
- Write your side projects
- Keep blogging / taking notes/ summary
- Keep doing the above.
Conclusion
**Senior leaders are never born naturally. They are made（骨干是折腾出来的）. It takes practice to be good about it. **
25岁-44岁职业上的发展课题应该包含：
- 稳定于一项工作
- 确立自己将来的保障
- 发现适当的晋升路线
career path of a programmer
If you want to Learn something, Teach it