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I've been a senior SW engineer since 2019. I don't know how to play office politics so never seem to go beyond senior. My work is recognized throughout and even have gotten quarterly awards. Most of the people who joined along my year in 2018 are now Principal, Staff, Dist. Re-org in 2019 right after my promotion so guess new manager/director don't care.

I know I need to get my self more out there if I want to climb, anyone have pointers? I can easily switch to another big tech, I know my worth. The market seems very bad, so guess I'm stuck here for now.

madscience · Accepted Answer

Definitely a tough spot to be in, but unfortunately in this industries, promotions aren't guaranteed and you definitely gotta put some legwork in it. That said, if you think it's really office politics holding you back and not your work, then it's probably time to find a new company to work for. Market doesn't seem great but the best time to look for a new job is when you already have one.

Jcnbust168 · Answer

Work on a side hustle, build it up and be your own boss. Write your own history. That’s how you remove office politics from the equation, if you don’t want to play/aren’t good at office politics in someone else’s company.

Mindflayer · Answer

In the same spot. Sr SWE with nearly 3 yrs post promo. Lost my motivation looking at re-orgs and office politics. Mentoring from someone you look up to in the org can help

Aomar9 · Answer

Set a few introductory calls with a few directors and ask for mentorship. They can probably give you a few pointers on why you’re getting overlooked for staff promotions. Typically, a close mouth doesn’t get fed and it rarely has anything to do with performance.

MLE3760 · Answer

If you want to progress past senior, you NEED a good relationship with you manager and you NEED a good manager. If you can't have that in your company, you should leave gor another one.

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