Paying it forward

How can you level up your own career while simultaneously helping others less experienced than yourself do the same? And how can this help us to combat the diversity problem in our industry? Could we solve both of these problems in one go? Rather than constantly struggling to hire experienced developers, could we up-skill newer developers internally instead? In this talk I’ll walk you through what I’ve learnt from years of training new developers, including bite sized tips and tricks you can take into your next pairing session. I’ll share my experience of becoming a Senior Engineer without exclusively working as an engineer, but rather by teaching others. This talk is open to anyone at any level in tech, but uses anecdotes and advice specific to teaching engineering.