Charles Xu
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Make sure to check out the previous post: Advices I wish I got at the start of my career.
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This post explains the expectation of each engineering level in the most concise and company-agnostic way and reveals the steps towards promotion.
Unlike in school when we get grades on every assignment and in every course, we get less frequent feedback in professional life, usually once or twice per year, which is...
When I was a kid playing chess with my dad, he sometimes would offer me hints on some good moves. I would never make those moves. I would rather make...