The Survival Guide to Being a Junior Engineer

Discover essential insights for transitioning from academia to industry as a junior software engineer in this keynote session. Learn to embrace ambiguity, master project planning, understand the value of your work to the business, and navigate technical debt. Gain practical advice on effective communication, context switching, and other crucial non-technical skills often overlooked in undergraduate studies. Benefit from personal experiences shared to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world success in the software engineering field.

The Survival Guide to Being a Junior Engineer By Fatima Taj
Embrace the Ambiguity
Understand Your Project Inside and Out and Its Value to the Business
Practice Clear, Effective, and Efficient Communication!
That Project Planning Is Complex and
Realize That Technical Debt Might Be a Necessary Evil