I am a software developer (paid) for about 6 years now. I basically did everything (Mainframe, Java, Frontend, Python, NodeJS...). This perfect job market made it very easy for me to transition between jobs. I did full time and contract jobs at around 6 companies.
Every company I stayed at wanted to extend the contract or told me I was one of their best developers they worked with.
However, my own perception is different. In every company I was good at creating a team spirit and to analyze problems. Every company had this one (or more) people who just coded and could put a solution into code super fast. I on the other hand sometime feel like in between.... I grasp things fast but my code was never as clean, good or delievered fast enough.
I wouldn't have a problem with it if it wouldn't be for my boredom of NodeJS. I decided to switch stacks and taught myself Go.
Now I got hired at a really big brand and I joined the team last month. And oh boy, these guys are good. I mean they come up with solutions I couldn't even remotely think of.
I highly doubt mu abilities now and actually thinking of quitting (partly it's hard to be a "senior" developer and now see how much further my team mates are).
The question is: How can I tell if I am good enough or doing a good job? My old projects told me I am good (enough), now they hired me and I feel like a failure.
Is there a way you find out where on the scale you operate? If I am too low, is there a way to get better to maybe match them one day?
Every company I stayed at wanted to extend the contract or told me I was one of their best developers they worked with.
However, my own perception is different. In every company I was good at creating a team spirit and to analyze problems. Every company had this one (or more) people who just coded and could put a solution into code super fast. I on the other hand sometime feel like in between.... I grasp things fast but my code was never as clean, good or delievered fast enough.
I wouldn't have a problem with it if it wouldn't be for my boredom of NodeJS. I decided to switch stacks and taught myself Go.
Now I got hired at a really big brand and I joined the team last month. And oh boy, these guys are good. I mean they come up with solutions I couldn't even remotely think of.
I highly doubt mu abilities now and actually thinking of quitting (partly it's hard to be a "senior" developer and now see how much further my team mates are).
The question is: How can I tell if I am good enough or doing a good job? My old projects told me I am good (enough), now they hired me and I feel like a failure.
Is there a way you find out where on the scale you operate? If I am too low, is there a way to get better to maybe match them one day?