Software Career Bootcamp: Tech Lead, Project Lead, Team Lead

Tech Lead, Career development, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Career Growth

What you'll learn

Expected responsibilites of tech leads

Actions items to upskill as tech lead

Self learning roadmap to becoming an expert as tech lead

Nuances of mentoring and managing to become effective tech lead

Requirements

Basic programming knowledge expected.

Description

Welcome to Leadership Essentials for Tech Leads, Team Leads, and Project Leads, a one-hour course designed to provide valuable insights and guidance for technical and project leaders in the software industry. This course covers various aspects of leadership, from understanding potential transitions and responsibilities to identifying action items and resources to help you excel in your leadership role.Course Outline:Course OverviewIntroduction to leadership essentials for tech leads, team leads, and project leadsPossible TransitionsExploring potential career paths and opportunities for technical and project leadersReasons for TransitionsUnderstanding the motivations behind career transitions in leadership rolesGauging CompetitionAssessing the competitive landscape in the software engineering leadership job marketResponsibilities OverviewDevelopment ResponsibilitiesDocumentation ResponsibilitiesDeployment ResponsibilitiesProduction ResponsibilitiesTeam Mentoring and CoachingDeveloping effective mentoring and coaching strategies for your teamManagement ResponsibilitiesUnderstanding and managing people, projects, and resources10 Action ItemsKey steps to prepare for success in technical and project leadership roles5 Things to AvoidCommon pitfalls and mistakes to avoid in leadership positions10 Book RecommendationsEssential reading for technical and project leaders seeking to enhance their skillsDatabase DesignPurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionDistributed SystemsPurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionSecurity and CryptographyPurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionBy the end of this course, you'll have a clear understanding of the potential career paths, responsibilities, and resources available to help you succeed in your leadership role as a tech lead, team lead, or project lead. Enroll now and take the first step towards excelling in your leadership position!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Role of uncertainity as a metric of your career trajectory

Section 2: Career Transition Possiblilties And Purpose

Lecture 3 Possible changes in career trajectory

Lecture 4 Reasons for seeking opportunites outside your current organization

Lecture 5 Gauging Competition among potential talent pool

Section 3: Software Engineering Responsibilities

Lecture 6 Overall repsonsibilities Overview

Lecture 7 Development Responsiblities

Lecture 8 Documentation Responsibilities

Lecture 9 Deployment Responsibilities

Lecture 10 Production Responsibilities

Section 4: Responsibilites towards your software engineering team and teammates

Lecture 11 Mentoring Responsibilities

Lecture 12 Management Responsibilities

Section 5: Action items to ensure career is on track to career growth

Lecture 13 10 Action Items you must do

Lecture 14 5 actions you must avoid!!

Lecture 15 10 book recommendations to enrich you porfessional acumen

Section 6: Self Learning to ensure you stand out and build products that last

Lecture 16 Purpose of learning Database Design

Lecture 17 Procedure for learning Database Design

Lecture 18 Applying the database design theory in daily software engineering

Lecture 19 Purpose of learning distributed systems

Lecture 20 Procedure for learning distributed systems for career development

Lecture 21 Applying distributed systems theory in daily software engineering

Lecture 22 Purpose of learning Security and Cryptography

Lecture 23 Procedure for learning Security and Cryptography

Lecture 24 Applying the security and cryptography learnings in daily software engineering

Section 7: Conclusion

Lecture 25 [Bonus Lecture]

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