The Software Developer’s Career Handbook: A Guide to Navigating the Unpredictable

At some point in your career, You’ll be able to realize there’s more to being a software engineer than dealing with code. Is it time to develop into a manager? Or sign up for a startup? In this insightful and entertaining book, Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Slack, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, and Symantec that will help you make better, more mindful career decisions.

With more than 40 stand-alone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting with the interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to move on. You’ll be able to learn to care for baffling circumstances in your job, understand what you need from your career, and discover how to thrive in your workplace.

• Learn how to navigate areas of your job that don’t involve writing code
• Identify how the aspects you enjoy will impact your next career steps
• Build and handle key relationships and interactions within your community
• Make choices to help you have a “deliberate career”
• Recognize what’s important to your manager and work on things that matter