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Alex ChiouTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course Hero

You Need More Junior Teammates

Every software engineer pushing for promotion understands that they need more senior teammates to emulate as role models and seek mentorship. However, many software engineers don't realize they need more junior teammates too. This lesson teaches you:

  • Why you need more junior teammates
  • How scope dynamics work on an engineering team
  • The classic "pyramid scheme" of growth that a healthy engineering team runs
  • What healthy and unhealthy teams look like when it comes to more junior engineer presence

To learn how to scale yourself through more junior engineers, check out this incredibly in-depth explainer here: "How can I help juniors?"