Career Paths OutSystems Community, May 2020
A presentation at Architecture Dashboard & Career Paths in May 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal by Vera Tiago
Career Paths OutSystems Community, May 2020
Vera Tiago Developer Community Advocate @veratiago 2
Do I need Career path?
Childhood 4
Adulthood 5
What do you feel about having a career path? Option A » I care a lot, and I know exactly where I wanna be. Option B » I care about it, but I don’t know what my dream job is yet. Option C » I don’t care, I just wanna maximize the time I have to pursue my own hobbies so all I want is to work the minimal time I can to earn the money I need to support myself. 6
What does a good career look like You earn enough Interesting and Challenging No boring or repetitive work You have a work-life balance You don’t need to be locked down into one company to be successful ● You can go anywhere in the world to practice your profession ● ● ● ● ● 7
Needs vs Wants ● Earn for your needs ● Follow your passion ● Have a comfortable lifestyle 8
Why OutSystems? What are the opportunities
Demand vs Ability to Deliver 10
Easier, faster and a more efficient use of time. 11
Get S#*t done 12
Low-code is the future of enterprise app 13
Career Paths
Technical Paths Technical foundation CA, CTO, etc Expert Professional Coding Chameleon Newbie Entrepreneur 15
Step 1 Surviving Newbie My code doesn’t work… I have no idea why. My code works… I have no idea why. 16
Step 2 Maximizing Professional Code that is testable, scalable and reusable. Architecture and development best practices. Deployment and Refactoring. 17
Step 3 Mentoring Expert Coding ninja. You now spend most of your time assisting others with their coding. 18
Branching out CA, CTO, etc Coding Chameleon Entrepreneur Leading innovation and tech resilience Continuously mastering tech skills Running your own business 19
Career Advice
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Thank You 22
