[throwawayian]

Find mentors. This is true of any tech field.

Join Discords related to the stuff you’re working on, you’ll find people much smarter than you and any of your colleagues hanging out, talking about good approaches to designs, structures, infrastructure, etc.

You’ll also find idiots not worth listening to.

Remember you’re 6 months in / just doing the job is enough of a challenge. You’re calling yourself a lead for having full responsibility of the projects you’re working on. This is typically common everywhere except large tech companies.

[subarctic]

Having full responsibility for the project, sure, but having the authority to hire for it is rare