How to Disagree With a Senior Engineer (Without Killing Your Career) 🗣️

A practical guide for junior developers on raising concerns, getting heard, and building credibility when you think the room is wrong. Read the full newsletter post here . There’s a specific kind of dread that hits us early in our tech career. You’re sitting in a sprint planning meeting, or a design discussion with your team. A senior engineer proposes something. And a quiet alarm goes off in your head. Their approach or thinking is going to cause problems. I can see it. You look at everyone in the zoom meeting/room. Everyone seems to be nodding along. Maybe you’re missing something. Maybe you should just stay quiet. You’re filled with doubts. I remember feeling stuck with 3 questions in this situation: ➡️ “Should I say something?” ➡️ “Will it really matter if I say something?” ➡️ “What if I am totally wrong? This situation is more common than anyone admits. How you handle it will shape your reputation, your growth, and - if you’re right - the outcome of the project. Here is my mind ma