How I get a job as a Lead Developer โก
What drove me:
I didnโt just want to code; I wanted to control the architecture, make tough calls, and be the one solving high-stakes problems instead of just catching bugs ๐ฅ๐. I knew it was time to step up, lead, and take responsibility not only for my own work but for the whole damn team ๐๐ผ.
Interviews:
The tech interview? Pure chaos ๐๐ฅ. They hit me with a monster task: design an order management system with insane requirementsโfrom caching strategies to fallback methods for service crashes ๐ณ๐ง. Every tiny detail was dissected. Then came the algo interview, where they tested optimization skills on rendering for weak hardware and slow internet. Miss a beat, lose points ๐ฑ๐.
Cons of being Lead:
Now, every mess-up, every bug, every oversight in the team? Itโs on me ๐. If a project starts crashing, everyone looks at me as the one to blame ๐๐ฅ.
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