Senior Software Engineer
Career ladder, expectations, and professional development.
Senior Software Engineer BootcampBecome the senior who drives outcomes
A self-paced video course covering practical principles, design, delivery, and leadership skills—so you can lead work, not just do work.
15+ years experience
Govt • Startup • Enterprise
Pragmatic, no fluff
On‑demand video course
- Self‑paced • start instantly
- 20+ hours of video, activities and homework
- Lifetime access & updates
- Practical engineering exercises
What you’ll learn
Fifteen focused modules spanning design, delivery, leadership, and career strategy. Clear frameworks you can apply on Monday. It covers the following subject areas:
Requirements Engineering
Sharpen requirements, reduce risk, and communicate value.
Software Design
Architecture, cognitive load, and UI design.
Software Construction & Testing
Write code that lasts and manage legacy systems.
Agile
Principles, frameworks, and the evolution of Agile.
Project Management
Business case, planning, stakeholders, and risk.
What engineers say
“I walked in a solid mid-level; I left knowing how to lead work, not just do work.”
“Clear frameworks, no fluff. It sharpened my code, docs, and stakeholder comms in one day.”
“I stopped cargo-culting and started shipping. It changed my rituals and I am never going back to the old ways.”
“The honest take on Agile and delivery is eye opening.”
“It’s the mentorship I wish I’d had years ago—practical, direct, and immediately useful.”
“This bootcamp finally connected coding with business impact. I left with a clear plan on how to become a CTO one day.”
Your instructor
Nahid is a practising software engineer with 15+ years of professional experience delivering products.
He's worked for a wide range of companies from start-ups, government, R&D and large enterprises. He's worn many hats including being an engineering manager and technical lead. He believes good leadership means creating the space for others to grow and succeed.
He wants to bridge the gap between business and technology, foster more high-performing teams, and help professionals focus on outcomes that matter.
- Architecture & ADRs
- Refactoring in slices
- Risk-based planning
- Templates & checklists
- Coaching & delegation
- High performance teams
FAQs
We recommend engineers with at least one year of experience in professional software development or delivery.
While this may not be enough to appreciate some of the content covered in the bootcamp, we are trading that off against getting exposed to the information earlier in your career.
On-demand, self-paced video lessons with exercises, walkthroughs, and practical templates you can copy into your work.
There are over 20 hours of videos, activities and homework. It's designed to get you started and for you to be able to come back to it as needed.
If you work in a start-up, there is a 60% discount available. Please use the code "STARTUP" at checkout.
If you are a student, there is also a 60% discount available. Please use the code "STUDENT" at checkout.
If you have financial hardship and think you would greatly benefit from this course, please reach out to me.
Once you pay the course fee, you will get an email with instructions on how to access the course.
Please check your spam folder if you do not receive it within a few minutes.
You will need a computer that can play videos in a web browser.
Please have note taking equipment ready, as there are exercises and activities throughout the course.
If you think this will be valuable, you are welcome to join. Please read through the topics covered and question answers carefully.
There is only one small activity where you are asked to look at code. If you have a specific need from this course, please reach out.
There is no formal assessment. However, there are activities and exercises throughout where you are encouraged to participate.
Each registration is for one person only.
Education cost is fully deductible in Australia if you are paying out of your own pocket.
If you are from outside, please refer to your country's tax laws.
Reach out to me on LinkedIn.
Ready to level up?
Start instantly and learn at your pace. Leave with tools you’ll use every week.
Course
$499 AUD