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Shachar Meir

“I made it to Senior role... now what?”

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

A few months ago, I invited this community to do something a bit unusual:
​Come fly with me, and record an episode in my Helicopter Podcast.

The response was overwhelming. I appreciate everyone who applied.

This week, I published the first episode with Amit Anand.
Amit had just stepped into his first Senior Data Engineer role, and asked me a simple question:

“I made it to senior… now what?”

It’s a deceptively hard question.
Because getting to “Senior” isn’t the real challenge.

The challenge is what comes next:

  • Figuring out what actually matters
  • Knowing who to listen to (and who not to)
  • Creating impact without waiting for direction

In this conversation, I gave Amit very concrete advice on how to navigate that shift.

If you’re a senior, or on that path, this will feel very familiar.

Watch the full episode here 👇

Doing More Won’t Get You Promoted. Do This Instead Doing More Won’t Get You Promoted. Do This Instead [37:30]
Concrete advice for growing in a senior role, understanding what matters, and traps to avoid

There may be more opportunities to join the podcast in the future.
Let me know if you're interested.

Have a great weekend!

Regards,
Shachar

P.S. I've recently launched my website – if you’re serious about growing beyond execution work and into real impact, it’s worth a look.

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