# Five Tips for Growing Your Engineering Career

DevFeed: [Five Tips for Growing Your Engineering Career](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/five-tips-for-growing-your-engineering-career-1394.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/five-tips-for-engineer-career-growth>)

Author: Ebun Segun

Published: 2021-11-25T17:54:54Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [1Password in the browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/1password-in-the-browser.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/skills.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

This article presents five practical tips for growing an engineering career: identify and close knowledge gaps, take ownership of part of a project, share knowledge to help others, track and share progress, and develop mentoring and leadership skills. It emphasizes learning through collaboration, pair programming, hands-on work, clear communication, and delivering on commitments.

## Source excerpt

The beginning stages of a career in engineering can be daunting. You're trying to make the most of the opportunity at your new job and learning as much as you can, and as a result, it can be hard to find time and energy to focus on growth. Here are five practical tips that can help you grow as you navigate your engineering career.