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M. ChernenkoThe Rational Software Engineerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9795-7_7

7. Career Change

Mykyta Chernenko1  
(1)
Oslo, Norway
 

Having long-term career goals is useful. They act as a guiding North Star in our career journey, enabling us to periodically assess if we’re heading in the right direction. For many professionals, especially those in senior roles, setting dramatically different career goals can be challenging. I know several individuals who, after five to ten years, have reached senior or staff software engineer positions and are content with continuing in that role. They have no desire to transition into solution architects, tech leads, ...

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