Mert Koseoglu, Software Forge

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Embracing a culture of innovation and excellence is crucial for any engineering team. At Mert Koseoglu, Software Forge, we live by a manifesto that drives us to be proactive, collaborative, and ever-evolving. Here's our blueprint for building a stronger engineering culture together. 🚀

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 12 A Senior engineer should be particularly careful when communicating with team members without a technical background. They should involve their teammates in the process as much as possible and try to agree on a common language. A Senior engineer understands the importance of meetings. They should take notes, follow up, be accountable, take action, and share the results. A Senior engineer should gain the unconditional trust of their teammates. They should guarantee that a task assigned to them will be delivered, whether good or bad.

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 11 A Senior engineer should be able to take responsibility for the team when necessary. They should cover their team member's deficiencies, support them, and strive to elevate the team. A Senior engineer should understand that this position is not just about technical knowledge but more about being knowledgeable about software development processes and product ownership in general. A Senior engineer should work in a way that values the more efficient progress of other teams. The goal is to move forward together, and the purpose of the work done is to integrate the necessary parts.

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 10 A Senior engineer should assist the team leader with matters related to their team in the hiring processes. They should contribute to identifying the needs and deficiencies of the team. A Senior engineer should be open to communication. They should use clear and soft communication, maintain regular contact with the team leader, and be able to provide work reports when necessary.

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 9 A Senior engineer should be aware that they will never be fully sufficient in any subject and should accept that self-improvement is part of the job. They should acknowledge that they can't know everything and that there are always better engineers out there. Software development is an ongoing process, and engineers are responsible for this development. They should understand the importance of the team in keeping up with the constantly renewing information and evolving practices in this ongoing process.

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 8 A Senior engineer should assist the team leader with matters related to their team in the hiring processes. They should contribute to identifying the needs and deficiencies of the team. A Senior engineer should be open to communication. They should use clear and soft communication, maintain regular contact with the team leader, and be able to provide work reports when necessary.

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 7 A Senior engineer should provide good mentorship to Junior engineers working alongside them. They should recognize their team members' deficiencies and provide support when necessary. A Senior engineer should be aware that they will never be fully sufficient in any subject and should accept that self-improvement is part of the job. They should acknowledge that they can't know everything and that there are always better engineers out there. Software development is an ongoing process, and engineers are responsible for this development. They should understand the importance of the team in keeping up with the constantly renewing information and evolving practices in this ongoing process.

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 6 A Senior engineer should take the initiative to write documentation related to the features they develop or complex flows. A Senior engineer should be familiar with the automated flows that streamline the development process of the product. A Senior engineer should observe code standards and always be in communication with the team to set rules related to these standards.

Becoming a Senior Engineer - 5 A Senior engineer must be fully aware of all the details of the code area they are working on. They should be able to identify points that need to be fixed in the long and short term and present possible solutions in meetings. They should foresee how these issues will block the development process in new features and share them with the Team Leader.