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How to propose an impactful improvement to the codebase and own the implementation

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Engineers who truly stand out from others are the ones who find impact independently and then take ownership to execute and implement it as well. This can be either themselves or even better: bring in other team members and deliver the improvement together. Just waiting for tasks to be assigned to you is limiting your growth and also limits the value that you can provide to your team and the overall organization. Let’s get into more details of the WHY next. As mentioned above, it will show everyone that you are not just here to focus on your own tasks, but you are here to make things better for your team and overall organization. Here are some more reasons why you should do that: You learn a LOT Every time you work on something new, you learn something new as well. It’s a chance for you to expand your horizons and learn. This can either be a new framework, technology or can be a new domain. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is the way to grow! You have an opportunity to lead

Engineers who truly stand out from others are the ones who find impact independently and then take ownership to execute and implement it as well. This can be either themselves or even better: bring in other team members and deliver the improvement together. Just waiting for tasks to be assigned to you is limiting your growth and also limits the value that you can provide to your team and the overall organization. Let’s get into more details of the WHY next. As mentioned above, it will show everyone that you are not just here to focus on your own tasks, but you are here to make things…

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