How to Land a React Developer Job | Shaun Wassell & Paul Siegel | Meet The Gurus

In this 'Meet the Gurus' discussion, you get to hear from Shaun Wassell about building a career in React development from understanding the framework's core strengths to navigating the job search process and acing technical interviews.

• How Shaun transitioned from iPhone development and Ember into React at a pivotal moment in the framework's growth
• What React is and why it became the dominant JavaScript library for building fast, maintainable front-end websites
• Why React's unopinionated, modular architecture gives developers flexibility to choose their own state management, routing, and back-end solutions
• Why building a personal portfolio of React projects is more valuable in interviews than answering abstract technical questions
• Red flags to watch for when recruiters reach out and how to distinguish a struggling project from a fast-growing company
• React's expanding reach into mobile apps via React Native, desktop apps via Electron, and IoT data display

ABOUT OUR GURU

Shaun Wassell is a React developer with experience building enterprise-scale React applications. He holds a degree in computer science and began his career working with the Ember framework before transitioning into React development at a startup in Michigan. Shaun has worked at companies including StockX in Detroit during a period of rapid growth. He has also built personal projects, including an AI-powered iPhone app that generates musical melodies, and has published courses on LinkedIn Learning and O'Reilly covering full-stack React development.

ABOUT OUR HOST

Paul Siegel is an entrepreneur and educator working to help technology professionals transform into world-class experts and business leaders become tech-savvy innovators. Paul is an inventor and patent (pending) holder in talent management software and has co-authored or edited more than 30 books.

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