From Junior to Senior: Why Year Two Feels Exactly Like Year One
You have the job. Your tickets get done. Nothing is on fire.
But if I asked you to explain one big decision in the codebase you work in every day, you could not.
You already know this. That is why you are reading this page.
I hit the same wall in my second year. It took me years to figure out why. It was not about working harder. It was not about being lazy. There is a reason it happens at this exact point in your career, and no one at work is going to tell you. That is what this session is for.
You will leave with the sequence that turns academic knowledge into senior-level judgment. Live only, no replay of the scorecard.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
7:00 PM Asia/Beirut
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Your Host
Sami Shams El Deen
Lead Software Engineer, previously at Murex
I'm Sami. I was a Lead Software Engineer, previously at Murex, one of the biggest financial software companies in the world. None of my progress came from stacking frameworks. It came from fundamentals: system design, debugging depth, and decisions I could stand behind in any interview. I've since used the same approach to help close to 100 engineers get hired, and I currently train around 200 more. This session is the exact diagnostic I run with them.
~100
Engineers placed
200+
Active SE² Students
Lead SWE, ex-Murex
Background
What you'll discover
The Experience Wall
You have a job. Your tickets get done. But you are not getting better. I will show you why this happens in year two, and why no one at work tells you
The Path to Senior
Senior is not about years. It is about four things you do differently. I will show you all four, and which one to start on this month
The LinkedIn Edge
Most CVs look the same. I show you how to make your LinkedIn prove you can do the work before anyone reads your CV. This is how you get a reply when 200 other people sent the same message
Why University Did Not Prepare You
You got the degree. You did not get the skills the job needs. I show you exactly what school skipped, and why that is the reason job hunting and your first years at work feel so hard.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. No card, no trial, nothing to buy on the page.
Partially. The teaching sections may be shared, but the audit scorecard section is live only. It doesn't get emailed afterward either.
Yes, arguably it's worth more to you. You'll see the trap before spending 3 years in it.
Nothing. Just a pen because there's alot of value to learn during the session.
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From Junior to Senior: Why Year Two Feels Exactly Like Year One
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 PM Asia/Beirut· Free