Former Amazon Web Services engineer shares 5 mistakes he made as a junior software engineer. He says he had entitlement, focused on minutiae in code reviews, and didn't ask for a promotion. He learned to be more transparent about his career goals and aspirations, and seized promotion opportunities. He also learned to focus on the business value and impact of his work.

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1. As a junior software engineer, I had entitlement.2. As a junior software engineer, I competed with teammates.3. As a junior software engineer, I was timid to talk about a promotion.4. As a junior software engineer, I was content to misunderstand.5. As a junior software engineer, I was quick to blame others.So, there you have it!Like this article?
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