Five Basic Skill Sets Needed to Become A Senior Software Developer

Greger Teigre Wedel
10 min readApr 18, 2020

Before junior software developers can start advancing their career, there are some fundamental skills they need to have in place. This seems to be sort of magic for most, so I share here a way of thinking about developing yourself based on the expectations I have to my teams. By understanding the expectations we have to the more senior engineers in five key areas, as well as what the fundamentals are, you get a framework for how to develop your career.

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Greger Teigre Wedel

Tech product executive with a love for building great teams that deliver amazing products