The Road to Excellence in Engineering
In the tech industry, possessing strong technical abilities is essential for success. An engineer with a solid understanding of programming languages, frameworks, and project experience is highly regarded. However, what sets a great engineer from an exceptional one is often found in their attitude and mindset. The right mindset enables individuals to acquire all necessary technical skills and inspires them to add value to their organization beyond their technical contributions.
Exceptional engineers possess most of the following attributes:
- Sense of ownership and responsibility
- Volunteering for projects when nobody wants to take the initiative
- Making suggestions for improvements and then take the initiative to implement them.
- Proactive
- Gather opinions of the team and formulate a plan
- Drive and motivation to improve
- Passionate about new technologies or new concepts
- Regularly share knowledge with others
- Spends time in coding or sharing their knowledge with the community by contributing in open source projects or forums
- Team player and making others around them better.
- Offers help to others in the team
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Quickly adjusts to new technologies and shifting project demands.
- Embraces change and helps others understand its benefits.
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Approaches complex issues with a solution-oriented mindset.
- Innovates and applies critical thinking to overcome obstacles.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Clearly articulates ideas and technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Builds strong relationships both within and outside the team.
- Leadership and Vision
- Inspires and motivates the team toward achieving common goals.
- Foresees potential challenges and opportunities, guiding the team proactively.
- Ethics and Integrity
- Maintains high standards of honesty and transparency in all actions.
- Earns trust through consistent and ethical behavior.
- Pay
- Recognizing that companies pay you for the outcomes you deliver, not the effort you put.
- Writes Code for fun
- Writes code in real projects, side projects, or contributes to open source initiatives