{"id":7874,"date":"2020-08-17T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2022-09-27T17:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:48:55","slug":"after-senior-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\n  if (typeof fz === \"function\")<br \/>\n    fz(\"event\", {<br \/>\n        \"name\": \"CTO-NL-afterseniordeveleoper\",<br \/>\n        \"value\": \"10\",<br \/>\n        \"unit\": \"euro\"<br \/>\n    });<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n<p>What is the real value of your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-be238ee6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\" style=\"user-select: auto;\"><strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">career<\/strong><\/span>, and what is the best way to manage it? This question, which frequently arises when someone has left their teenage years behind them, is the central theme of many movies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trading_Places\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Trading Places\u2019<\/a> (Landis, 1983) supports the idea that your current role is more the result of the culture of the business world than of your personal qualities and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8c2276fe\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/work_ethic\">work ethic<\/span>, meaning that any of us could easily be replaced by an inexperienced outsider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nosedive_(Black_Mirror)\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Nosedive\u2019<\/a> (Wright, 2016) suggests that our <span id=\"urn:enhancement-890c3283\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/quality_of_life\">quality of life<\/span> is generated entirely by <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b274c500\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/social_status\">social status<\/span> (rather than by our qualities), which can easily be faked, to both positive and negative effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both movies explore the same question: what happens if you are not relevant for what you (think you) can do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving behind these fictional metaphors, how do you ensure that you remain relevant at work after you reach a certain age? Age and experience are not the same, as we discussed in this articles about ageism in tech, but there is a common perception that a developer\u2019s <span id=\"urn:enhancement-44814db2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\">career<\/span> is over after 40 &#8211; or possibly even before that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you love your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-29d4aa69\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span> and don\u2019t want to change stack, it\u2019s possible to get a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-d8e2bfd0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span> as long as you <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-9d7985f6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/know-how\">know how<\/span> to do it. <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">Stay up to date<\/strong> with the latest advancements in tech and languages if you want to stay relevant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter if you are replaced by someone younger: what you have to work at is not to be replaced by someone more experienced. That&#8217;s truly how you can bridge your senior developer career to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/how-become-cto\/\">become a CTO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[jwp-video n=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-is-a-senior-developer\">Who is a senior developer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A<strong style=\"user-select: auto;\"> senior <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-60c49678\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span><\/strong>, sometimes referred to as a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3552b0d6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_engineer\"><em style=\"user-select: auto;\">software engineer<\/em><\/span>, is the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-d2b2525d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/leadership\">leader<\/span> of a part of a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-ba4dea3b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/project\">project<\/span>, or the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-6ce4d0e9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/project\">project<\/span> as a whole. The <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9cc02cf1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/leadership\">tech lead <\/span>of the development team, the senior <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-dd69ee1f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> normally reports to someone in a more senior role, such as a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2c2d07d1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_program\">program<\/span> manager or <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-bafff2ff\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_architect\">software architect<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A senior <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cc3d7ee6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> is usually chosen on the basis of having the necessary technical <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d2d0c453\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/competence_human_resources\">competence<\/span> and being able to meet strict deadlines. The role also involves dealing with high-pressure situations within the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7342164\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-be7e775f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/mentorship\">mentoring<\/span> junior <span id=\"urn:enhancement-92828ddf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A senior <span id=\"urn:enhancement-dd750f2d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> can code in more than one language and has accumulated extensive <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9ac0382c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/knowledge\">knowledge<\/span> of the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1689beea\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development_process\">software development process<\/span>, including the design and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a4f4c76b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/implementation\">implementation<\/span> phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The senior software <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-fa07fa80\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> participates in the design phase of software projects, and will subsequently implement the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-5ac3a180\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/project\">project<\/span>, plan the development phase, write code, test it, and analyze the processed <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-19fa8343\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> to ensure everything is in the correct place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A senior <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:enhancement-13e7ede7\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\" style=\"user-select: auto;\">developer<\/span> is a rewarding position that could be held throughout your working life. If you are considering a change, you need to ask yourself some important questions about your <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f8f99f2d\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\" style=\"user-select: auto;\">job<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/senior-developer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8383\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-questions-to-ask-while-you-re-still-a-senior-developer-or-a-tech-lead\">Questions to ask while you\u2019re still a senior developer or a tech lead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You are about to turn 40, or perhaps older, and are concerned that younger or better-qualified <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b140a9bd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> may take over your role. At the same time, many <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4b7872de\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> around you are likely worried that you will take their place! If you are thinking like this, you are probably considering a wider perspective, so ask yourself some simple questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you need a change?<\/li><li>Do you still love coding?<\/li><li>Do you want to make a career jump?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">If you are around 40<\/strong>, you may need a serious change. You need to be sure that you want to continue coding because <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4fd9a215\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/educational_technology\">ICT<\/span> requires a degree of continuous <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-9aa289b6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/learning\">learning<\/span> that could become too great a burden after a certain point. Maybe you\u2019re clever but coding is no longer your #1 <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b9f7a777\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">goal<\/span> when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/dont-code-anymore\/\">become sick and tired of coding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you still love coding? You need to maintain your standing as the team expert in two or more areas (one or two languages, frameworks, testing\u2026), dealing with new issues every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to change the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-41afb3b5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/industry\">industry<\/span> and are still confident of making a difference as a senior <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-80cae084\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span>, but feel constrained by the situation, then you probably need to make a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-8bf254db\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\">career<\/span> jump. Consider this point carefully, because even in your forties you\u2019re still very young and the next few years could involve not just one next step, but two or three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-software-developer-career-jump-to-cto-and-beyond\">A software developer career jump to CTO and beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So you want to change your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7678db3a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span>, but stay on your current <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4f9b23e2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\">career<\/span> path. You are currently a senior <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-f404680d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> or <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b0da57c0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_engineer\">software engineer<\/span>, and the junior <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-8ab5b0a1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> are lurking behind you. Beware of <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-3d2b7e65\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span> titles, but consider <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-55a1f1c2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span> descriptions carefully. The next step could be becoming lead <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-1996ba8a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> or a tech architect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the upper levels there are directorships, and then Chief Technical Officers. The CTO role is often a stepping stone to becoming the <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-fe991bdd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_executive_officer\"><strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">CEO<\/strong><\/span>, but that is a completely different role from that of a senior <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-90862df0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span>: let\u2019s assume &#8211; for now, at least &#8211; that you don\u2019t want to be more than a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-ba246b1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\"><strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">CTO<\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cto-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8385\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three levels above you. A new role elsewhere will demand improvements in one or more of the following <span id=\"urn:enhancement-645bd140\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>problem-solving (usually other people\u2019s problems!);<\/li><li>conflict avoidance\/management;<\/li><li>strategic movement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You will already have demonstrated the capacity to fix somebody else\u2019s problems, as well as to manage conflict inside a technical environment. However, the bigger your jump, the larger the problems and conflicts you will encounter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of coping with the constraints imposed by complex personal issues between <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b59c9150\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> who don\u2019t work on the same <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-a2add57\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span>; that is a common scenario for a tech architect to encounter. This sort of conflict also occurs between <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-14e6707b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">team<\/span> members from different departments (operations, human resources, administration) when you are a director or <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-e2b0f6d4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, consider the difference between being a tactical problem solver and a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-ddeb4e0c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategic<\/span> manager. While a senior <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-8911827b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> is a master of tactics, <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-8b559705\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> is a master of <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2ac576f9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategy<\/span><\/strong>: the role demands avoiding conflicts even before they occur, and thinking not just one, but three moves ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overestimating your tactical ability and trading it for a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-eb36f793\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategic<\/span> perspective is a very frequent and sometimes dangerous mistake that will affect how successful you are in your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-c7e36e26\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\">career<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of your <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4c60631b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> do you feel the most confidence in? You can now choose your next step, but it would be wise to first consider your final <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b5fcf47\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/goal\">goal<\/span>. Finally, don&#8217;t outrule the possibility to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/cto\/developer-careers-advices\/\">ask for career advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-is-a-cto\">Who is a CTO?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a fatal attraction for a senior <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5bb79ebf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> towards the CTO role. This is a much broader role that needs a very different <span id=\"urn:enhancement-24371822\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skill<\/span> set &#8211; less about <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9a63495d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/technology\">technology<\/span> and more about human and asset management.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-b3a5e955\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cto\">CTO<\/span> is charged with leading a <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-2a594c45\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>\u2019s focus on technological issues through <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-56ec0449\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategic<\/span> <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-aca12edc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/management\">management<\/span>: this is a broad de\ufb01nition, but also comes closest to the truth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-1d1a6a62\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/educational_technology\">ICT<\/span> is only one of several <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-680d78f6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/technology\">technologies<\/span>: it is the primary focus for <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4b464eee\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/educational_technology\">ICT<\/span>-related <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-898c1229\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> but also an infrastructural necessity for <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-13ab755e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> working in all other tech <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-7b2c0b59\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/industry\">industries<\/span> (energy, space, materials\u2026) and for many <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-82e3750d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> that have no direct relation to <span style=\"user-select: auto;\" id=\"urn:enhancement-4abb50c7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/high_tech\">tech<\/span> at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As CTO, you need to wear two hats &#8211; those of both the technical lead and the operational lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A small start-up or software-focused company in its earlier stages is the most likely place to encounter the Technical Lead-CTO. S\/he is able to balance the right amount of lead architect, developer, solution architect, engineering lead, team lead, and business driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their focus on these responsibilities is heavily biased towards the current technical output of the company and to make decisions on technical matters in the best interests of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming from the senior developer role or from any strong technical background carries a software-driven approach, including discussions with the engineering teams and often, writing code. This can be a good thing if you want to be a tech lead, but it\u2019s a serious mistake for a CTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A step forward along your career path is likely to produce deep changes in your view of software development and technology. A higher level of technology has to be kept under control when performing operational tasks: you are leading your company\u2019s technological strategy and direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsibility for required improvements to operational activities, depending on the dimension of your company, lies with the CTO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-long-path-leads-a-cto-far-from-ict-and-other-technologies\">A long path leads a CTO far from ICT and other technologies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, <em>Operational Lead-CTOs<\/em> in large organizations and corporations may have a management background without a technical basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-time-to-make-a-choice\">It\u2019s time to make a choice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your next move could keep you at your current company, or take you to a new company. If staying in your current company, you could ask to be a tech lead whilst looking around with a view to becoming the CTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should definitely choose a <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">move to a new company<\/strong> if you feel uncomfortable with the people who manage you, or with the planning model you have to comply with. You should probably consider remaining a senior developer if you are changing companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nonetheless, you may be able to prepare yourself to qualify for a higher position such as tech lead, or even CTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move could require preparation in the months before you start to look for a new job. Make sure you are visibly present inside the communities that may refer you, not only in technical areas but also on managerial or inspirational sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should participate in more online and offline events, comment on work by others, and present and promote your own work to make yourself more visible outside your current company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staying within your current framework, or moving to conquer a new kingdom are the two best ways to cope with a jump when you are a senior developer of 40-plus. Alternatively, you could quit the professional side of the world of coding altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-start-your-own-business-with-a-software-developer-company\">Start your own business with a software developer company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is one final way to manage the next step in your career &#8211; starting your own company. Now is a great era for <strong style=\"user-select: auto;\">start-up companies<\/strong> all around the world. Financial and economic crises all have something to contribute to \u201cthe digital transformation\u201d of the world. This frequently means that new companies are created from scratch to take the place of large pre-existing companies and corporations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Chief-Technology-Officer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8384\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding is becoming more effective and closer to the business, while inter-regional collaborations can improve your results significantly if your business idea is excellent. Be prepared to carry out a million different tasks a day, the opposite of the predetermined life you had as a software developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want to start your own company? Think about the core business idea, not just a business plan. Choose your associates and staff wisely. Be prepared to compete with many young CxOs and play them for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever you choose, your next career step is unlikely to reach as far as your final destination. Even if you fail, you\u2019ll have accumulated the experience you really need for your next, and perhaps final, big move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the real value of your career, and what is the best way to manage it? This question, which frequently arises when someone has left their teenage years behind them, is the central theme of many movies.\u00a0 \u2018Trading Places\u2019 (Landis, 1983) supports the idea that your current role is more the result of the&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":7,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[4209],"collections":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cto","8":"tag-careers","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer? - Codemotion Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you experiencing something similar to the movie Trading Places or Black Mirror Nosedive episode? Perhaps you need to overcome being a senior developer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you experiencing something similar to the movie Trading Places or Black Mirror Nosedive episode? Perhaps you need to overcome being a senior developer!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Codemotion Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Codemotion.Italy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-17T07:00:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-27T15:48:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1013\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Leo Sorge\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CodemotionIT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CodemotionIT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Leo Sorge\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Leo Sorge\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/99fe84861e17797989e16094aac727d5\"},\"headline\":\"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-17T07:00:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-27T15:48:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\"},\"wordCount\":1857,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Careers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CTO\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\",\"name\":\"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer? - Codemotion Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-17T07:00:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-27T15:48:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"Are you experiencing something similar to the movie Trading Places or Black Mirror Nosedive episode? Perhaps you need to overcome being a senior developer!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg\",\"width\":1013,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dev Life\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"CTO\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/\",\"name\":\"Codemotion Magazine\",\"description\":\"We code the future. Together\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Codemotion\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/codemotionlogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/codemotionlogo.png\",\"width\":225,\"height\":225,\"caption\":\"Codemotion\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Codemotion.Italy\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/CodemotionIT\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/99fe84861e17797989e16094aac727d5\",\"name\":\"Leo Sorge\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/60ef89012822fdaeb014dc2b17dcc78c3a835e1dfe86ede053fa46a91926fd29?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/60ef89012822fdaeb014dc2b17dcc78c3a835e1dfe86ede053fa46a91926fd29?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Leo Sorge\"},\"description\":\"I hold a degree in electronics. I talk and write about science and technology in both real and close-to-real worlds since 1976. I frankly believe that business plan and singularity are excellent starts for science-fiction stories.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/author\/leo-sorge\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer? - Codemotion Magazine","description":"Are you experiencing something similar to the movie Trading Places or Black Mirror Nosedive episode? Perhaps you need to overcome being a senior developer!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer?","og_description":"Are you experiencing something similar to the movie Trading Places or Black Mirror Nosedive episode? Perhaps you need to overcome being a senior developer!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/","og_site_name":"Codemotion Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Codemotion.Italy\/","article_published_time":"2020-08-17T07:00:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-09-27T15:48:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1013,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Leo Sorge","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CodemotionIT","twitter_site":"@CodemotionIT","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Leo Sorge","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/"},"author":{"name":"Leo Sorge","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/99fe84861e17797989e16094aac727d5"},"headline":"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer?","datePublished":"2020-08-17T07:00:07+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-27T15:48:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/"},"wordCount":1857,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg","keywords":["Careers"],"articleSection":["CTO"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/","name":"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer? - Codemotion Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg","datePublished":"2020-08-17T07:00:07+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-27T15:48:55+00:00","description":"Are you experiencing something similar to the movie Trading Places or Black Mirror Nosedive episode? Perhaps you need to overcome being a senior developer!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg","width":1013,"height":675},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/after-senior-developer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dev Life","item":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"CTO","item":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-life\/cto\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"What Comes After Becoming Senior Developer?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/","name":"Codemotion Magazine","description":"We code the future. Together","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#organization","name":"Codemotion","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/codemotionlogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/codemotionlogo.png","width":225,"height":225,"caption":"Codemotion"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Codemotion.Italy\/","https:\/\/x.com\/CodemotionIT"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/99fe84861e17797989e16094aac727d5","name":"Leo Sorge","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/60ef89012822fdaeb014dc2b17dcc78c3a835e1dfe86ede053fa46a91926fd29?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/60ef89012822fdaeb014dc2b17dcc78c3a835e1dfe86ede053fa46a91926fd29?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Leo Sorge"},"description":"I hold a degree in electronics. I talk and write about science and technology in both real and close-to-real worlds since 1976. I frankly believe that business plan and singularity are excellent starts for science-fiction stories.","url":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/author\/leo-sorge\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Leo Sorge","author_link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/author\/leo-sorge\/"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg",1013,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg",1013,675,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg",1013,675,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg",1013,675,false],"small-home-featured":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer.jpg",100,67,false],"sidebar-featured":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-180x128.jpg",180,128,true],"genesis-singular-images":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-896x504.jpg",896,504,true],"archive-featured":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-400x225.jpg",400,225,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/senior-developer-600x600.jpg",600,600,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Leo Sorge","author_link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/author\/leo-sorge\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"What is the real value of your career, and what is the best way to manage it? This question, which frequently arises when someone has left their teenage years behind them, is the central theme of many movies.\u00a0 \u2018Trading Places\u2019 (Landis, 1983) supports the idea that your current role is more the result of the&#8230;&hellip;","lang":"en","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7874"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18874,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7874\/revisions\/18874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7874"},{"taxonomy":"collections","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collections?post=7874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}