Day 9: Ask your tech lead to let you lead the next design review
Design reviews arenโt just for decisions - theyโre a spotlight for your technical thinking.
๐๐๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
Itโs a chance to practice facilitating high-stakes discussions and signal your readiness for senior roles.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต: "I'd love to get experience leading design reviews. Could I facilitate our next session for [specific project/feature]? I think it would be great practice for my technical leadership development."
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐:
โญ Deep understanding of the technical problem
โญ Ability to facilitate complex discussions
โญ Skills in driving consensus among engineers
โญ Readiness for more senior technical responsibilities
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ: know the details, anticipate questions, and guide the conversation with clarity.
Itโs the kind of contribution that sticks in peopleโs minds, especially during promotion season.
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โ Want to get even better at asking? I still have a limited number of seats left in the July 25 cohort of my course. Last cohort of this year! https://maven.com/chaitali-narla/outstanding-tech-career