How to Advance Your Career at Bleech

We want to provide clear ways for you to enhance your professional growth and positively impact our company, to advance your career progression and remuneration.

The following suggestions offer various options to focus on based on your strengths, interests, and goals. This isn’t a checklist of expectations or an exhaustive guide, but a collection of actionable examples that highlight what we value as a business and how you can excel.

That said, your core job performance is fundamental, and we are here to support you succeed by considering your individual strengths and role at Bleech.

1. Performance and Reliability

  • Consistently deliver high-quality work on time.
  • Be proactive in identifying and solving problems.
  • Consistently meet economic targets (e.g. billable time).
  • Maintain a high level of reliability and accountability.

2. Results and Impact

  • Demonstrate how your work has positively impacted the company (e.g. increased efficiency, cost savings).
  • Track and share key performance metrics related to your contributions.
  • Highlight successful projects and the role you played in their success.

3. Client Interaction

  • Develop your communication skills to better interact with clients.
  • Gather and act on client feedback to improve products or services.
  • Volunteer to present project updates to clients.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with other departments (e.g. sales, finance) to understand their needs and contribute to improvements.
  • Offer technical support for non-technical team members.
  • Help bridge the gap between different teams to improve overall company synergy.

5. Knowledge Sharing

  • Regularly share valuable articles, insights, and resources on our company chat.
  • Host internal workshops or share newly acquired knowledge and insights to the team.
  • Present completed client projects and other significant work to the team.
  • Create and share documentation for projects you work on.

6. Mentorship and Team Development

  • Mentor junior developers and new hires.
  • Lead code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
  • Take the lead on important projects or features.
  • Advocate for best practices to achieve industry-leading results.
  • Supervise and facilitate decision-making within and across teams.

7. Innovation and Initiative

  • Propose new tools, technologies, or methodologies to improve workflows.
  • Develop internal tools or scripts to streamline repetitive tasks.
  • Participate in hackathons or internal innovation challenges.

8. Active Participation in Company Culture

  • Engage in company events and team-building activities.
  • Contribute to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
  • Provide constructive feedback on company processes and policies.

9. Professional Trainings and Certifications

  • Pursue relevant certifications or advanced courses.
  • Attend industry conferences or webinars.
  • Participate in online courses and workshops.

10. Personal Development

  • Develop soft skills like priority management and leadership.
  • Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.
  • Set personal goals and seek feedback regularly to track your progress.

11. Open Source Contributions

  • Actively contribute to our company’s open-source projects.
  • Engage in external open-source communities and projects.
  • Share personal or external open-source projects that could benefit our company.

12. Content Creation

  • Write blog posts for our company website (e.g. on technical topics, projects or processes).
  • Create tutorial videos or how-to guides (e.g. for docs.bleech.de).
  • Contribute to our company’s media presence with insightful content.