Optimizing Productivity As A Software Engineer

Introduction

During my time as an individual contributor software engineer, I’ve run into various challenges that has negatively impacted my productivity and wellbeing. This page will attempt to summarize the general advice that I feel comfortable publicly providing.

The contents of this page is primarily aimed at interns or new graduates new to the industry.

Your first day on the job

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Navigating unfamiliar codebases

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Running into problems outside of the task scope

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Code review

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