List: Career Development | Curated by Leihua Ye, PhD

Nov 3, 2023

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Career DevelopmentA collection of career advice from tech insiders;  

Plz leave your favorite career pieces in the comment.
Marc Randolph
Don’t Do It For The MoneyDon’t set a goal that you are unlikely to achieve.
Jul 26, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
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Julie Zhuo
The Looking Glass: Get Over YourselfThe most important thing my manager ever told me; we vs. me mentality; the future of AI-powered user experiences
Sep 20, 2023
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Sep 20, 2023
6
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Entrepreneurship Handbook
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Daniel Rizea
5 Lessons on Career Growth From a Google ExecThere is no easy path. The elevator is broken and you need to take the stairs and climb fast.
Sep 28, 2023
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Sep 28, 2023
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Better Programming
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Francisco Trindade
Strategy for Engineering ManagersWhat is the next move?
Aug 8, 2023
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Aug 8, 2023
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Box Tech Blog
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Joy Ebertz
What a Senior Staff Software Engineer Actually DoesPart 2: The Mindset and Focus of the Role
Jun 24, 2019
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Jun 24, 2019
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Code Like A Girl
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Joy Ebertz
How to Get That Staff Engineer PromotionBridging the Senior SWE to Staff Divide: Part 2
Dec 23, 2022
1
Dec 23, 2022
1
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MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
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MIT IDE
HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan: 6 Career Choices That Lead to the TopKnow your strengths, show vulnerability, and say no when necessary. Here are the intentional decisions that shaped HubSpot CEO Yamini…
Jun 1, 2023
Jun 1, 2023
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Code Like A Girl
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Joy Ebertz
Why It’s So Hard to Become a Staff EngineerBridging the Senior SWE to Staff Divide: Part 1
Dec 22, 2022
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Dec 22, 2022
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Ethan Evans
The Two Considerations in Every Hiring Decision and PromotionLeaders evaluate you on two things any time they consider you either a new job or a promotion — potential and reliability.
Oct 10, 2022
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Oct 10, 2022
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Lyft Engineering
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Nicholas Chamandy
Build Your Data Science Team Like a Swiss Army KnifeThough far from a reality in many fields, it is now widely accepted that building a diverse team will make your organization more…
Aug 24, 2017
Aug 24, 2017
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Towards AI
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Lisa Cohen
The Role of Product Data ScienceData science organizations help companies leverage data to build better products, improve customer experiences and grow the business. Yet…
May 20, 2023
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May 20, 2023
4
Julie Zhuo
The Looking Glass: 7 Questions to Impress Your BossBeautiful status updates, navigating tightropes, building products, and meeting Taylor Swift
May 4, 2023
4
May 4, 2023
4
Gang Su
What I’ve Learned as a Data ScientistThis is a long overdue article and I have been thinking on the back of my head for a while now, about what I have learned as a Data…
Mar 21, 2018
2
Mar 21, 2018
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TDS Archive
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Gang Su
Data Science in a Post Crisis WorldThe Past May Not Predict the Future
Jun 17, 2020
Jun 17, 2020
Jiji Majiri Ugboma
EXPERT GENERALIST: WHY A DIVERSE SKILL SET IS GOOD FOR YOUR CAREER AND PERSONAL GROWTHThe term “expert-generalist” was coined by Orit Gadiesh. She defined an Expert Generalist as someone who has the ability and curiosity to…
Aug 23, 2017
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Aug 23, 2017
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TDS Archive
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Valentin Mucke
5 books to grow as a leader in Data AnalyticsAnd how to get there
Jan 15, 2022
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Jan 15, 2022
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Netflix TechBlog
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Netflix Technology Blog
How Our Paths Brought Us to Data and NetflixQ&A with Chris and Julie
Sep 18, 2020
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Sep 18, 2020
2
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The Year of the Looking Glass
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Julie Zhuo
How to Think About Your CareerIf you had asked 22-year-old me what my “career aspirations” were, I would have looked at you blankly and then casually changed the subject…
Jul 26, 2016
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Jul 26, 2016
430
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Sequoia Capital Publication
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Sequoia
Progression Of A Data ScientistThe career trajectory of a data scientists depends chiefly on how much impact they are able to have.
May 16, 2019
1
May 16, 2019
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Leon Liu
Use Your Leadership Capital like an InvestmentLeadership capital is the recognition that there is a finite amount of power that any leader possesses.
Jan 15, 2021
1
Jan 15, 2021
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Career Development

A collection of career advice from tech insiders; Plz leave your favorite career pieces in the comment.

Don’t Do It For The Money

Don’t set a goal that you are unlikely to achieve.

The Looking Glass: Get Over Yourself

The most important thing my manager ever told me; we vs. me mentality; the future of AI-powered user experiences

5 Lessons on Career Growth From a Google Exec

There is no easy path. The elevator is broken and you need to take the stairs and climb fast.

Strategy for Engineering Managers

What is the next move?

What a Senior Staff Software Engineer Actually Does

Part 2: The Mindset and Focus of the Role

How to Get That Staff Engineer Promotion

Bridging the Senior SWE to Staff Divide: Part 2

HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan: 6 Career Choices That Lead to the Top

Know your strengths, show vulnerability, and say no when necessary. Here are the intentional decisions that shaped HubSpot CEO Yamini…

Why It’s So Hard to Become a Staff Engineer

Bridging the Senior SWE to Staff Divide: Part 1

The Two Considerations in Every Hiring Decision and Promotion

Leaders evaluate you on two things any time they consider you either a new job or a promotion — potential and reliability.

Build Your Data Science Team Like a Swiss Army Knife

Though far from a reality in many fields, it is now widely accepted that building a diverse team will make your organization more…

The Role of Product Data Science

Data science organizations help companies leverage data to build better products, improve customer experiences and grow the business. Yet…

The Looking Glass: 7 Questions to Impress Your Boss

Beautiful status updates, navigating tightropes, building products, and meeting Taylor Swift

What I’ve Learned as a Data Scientist

This is a long overdue article and I have been thinking on the back of my head for a while now, about what I have learned as a Data…

Data Science in a Post Crisis World

The Past May Not Predict the Future

EXPERT GENERALIST: WHY A DIVERSE SKILL SET IS GOOD FOR YOUR CAREER AND PERSONAL GROWTH

The term “expert-generalist” was coined by Orit Gadiesh. She defined an Expert Generalist as someone who has the ability and curiosity to…

5 books to grow as a leader in Data Analytics

And how to get there

How Our Paths Brought Us to Data and Netflix

Q&A with Chris and Julie

How to Think About Your Career

If you had asked 22-year-old me what my “career aspirations” were, I would have looked at you blankly and then casually changed the subject…

Progression Of A Data Scientist

The career trajectory of a data scientists depends chiefly on how much impact they are able to have.

Use Your Leadership Capital like an Investment

Leadership capital is the recognition that there is a finite amount of power that any leader possesses.

Leihua Ye, PhD