How to Review Code as a Junior Developer | by Pinterest Engineering | Pinterest Engineering Blog | Medium

I first started as a Software Engineer at Pinterest on the Shopping Partner Experience team right out of college. I focused on my personal learning by reading documentation and technical design documents to understand my team’s systems and projects, but I lacked the confidence to review my teammates’ code. Why would the senior engineers want to have a junior engineer review their code? What if I said something that was just flat out wrong? My focus on learning was great at the beginning, but at some point in my first year, I realized something critical: I needed to help the entire team, not just myself, in order to grow to the next engineering level. To start, one of my teammates recommended I review code. The advice was simple enough — use code reviews as a way to learn more about a piece of code and expand my knowledge of our overall system. It turned out code reviews were the perfect way for me to continue my learning journey. I’ve since learned there are multiple benefits to review

I first started as a Software Engineer at Pinterest on the Shopping Partner Experience team right out of college. I focused on my personal learning by reading documentation and technical design documents to understand my team’s systems and projects, but I lacked the confidence to review my teammates’ code. Why would the senior engineers want to have a junior engineer review their code? What if I said something that was just flat out wrong? My focus on learning was great at the beginning, but at some point in my first year, I realized something critical: I needed to help the entire team, not ju