u/michaelnovati replied ·
Hi, despite the layoff the critical step in the first job was the jump from solution engineer -> SWE in 3 months.
Not all solutions engineer roles have the ability to convert and this was probably the key move for you to get that foot in the door, crush it and then get promoted twice.
I also recommend trying to find paths like this for all bootcamp grads. The hard part is finding paths to SWE because at some companies you can be isolated for years, and it's not the easiest to make the jump via another company.
RE: current role, yeah title inflation but it's still growing in the right direction, congrats!