- How to compare startups and large corporations
- How to evaluate offer letters
- When to switch teams or jobs
- How to turn conflicts to your advantage
- How to delegate or manage up
- How to ship projects in confidence
- How to untangle a chaotic project
- How to recover from a career downturn
- How to balance your workload
This book will help you embrace vital moments with clarity, transform challenges into opportunities, and accelerate your career journey confidently without burning yourself out.
Yusuf Aytas, a Bilkent University graduate, is a seasoned software engineer, leader and author. Yusuf started his journey with startups. After gaining experience, he worked for renowned companies like Amazon, Workday, and TripAdvisor in technical and leadership positions. He shares his insights and experience through blog posts, university lectures, and talks at conferences.
Ender Demirkaya, also an alumnus of Bilkent University, launched his career as a co-founder of an e-commerce startup. He then spent many years at Microsoft, Meta and Uber. He developed expertise in areas including storage, search engines, privacy, growth, open source and workflow engines. He helped build teams and technical communities, organized technical meetups, participated in conferences as a speaker, and now aims to reflect on his experiences with this book.