# Swizec Teller: What is a Senior (Engineer) Mindset?

EP-110 | November 8, 2021 | 42:24



Topics: Career Growth, Engineering Culture


Robby speaks with Swizec Teller, Senior Software Engineer at Tia and author of Serverless for Frontend Engineers. In this conversation, Swizec shares his thoughts on how startups need to learn how to leverage technical debt effectively, an introduction to his book, and the traits of a Senior Engineer Mindset.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Swizec Teller, Senior Software Engineer at [Tia](https://asktia.com/) and author of [Serverless for Frontend Engineers](https://serverlesshandbook.dev/). In this conversation, Swizec shares his thoughts on how startups need to learn how to leverage technical debt effectively, an introduction to his book, and the traits of a [Senior Engineer Mindset](https://seniormindset.com/).

## Helpful Links

[Swizec on Twitter](https://twitter.com/swizec)

[Swizec on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/swizec/)

[Serverless for Frontend Engineers](https://serverlesshandbook.dev/)

[The Senior Mindset Series](https://seniormindset.com/)

[Tia](https://asktia.com/)

Blog post: [How to rewrite your app while growing to a $100,000,000 series B](https://swizec.com/blog/how-to-rewrite-your-app-while-growing-to-a-dollar100000000-series-b/)

Swizec's book recommendations:

- [How to Win Friends & Influence People](https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034)by Dale Carnegie
- [Thinking in Bets](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35957157-thinking-in-bets) by Annie Duke

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