Reaching Senior Software Engineer in Big Tech (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, FAANG)

Senior software engineer is the best role in big tech for someone who wants to program while keeping design freedom and not having to do too much leading. It's also a necessary step for becoming a principal engineer. This video talks about the things that are expected of senior software engineers at Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and so on. Based on my 30 years of being a software engineer and mentoring other software engineers, this is the best advice I can give. TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 - Introduction 00:51 - Senior band at Google/Amazon/Microsoft 01:14 - Why 02:20 - How long from entry level 03:05 - Reaching senior 04:32 - What seniors do 05:56 - Making the case 07:14 - Steps to take 09:16 - Summary RELATED VIDEOS Get Promoted Faster in Hours a Year: https://youtu.be/amycVwur0ac