Ask HN: For engineers you saw level-up fastest, what did they do differently?

During my time interviewing for my FT first role as a non-founder, I've been asking the engineering leaders this question. A few responses so far:

* Proactively take on projects, don’t wait for someone to give a perfectly scoped out task.

* When things go down, the engineer doesn’t shut down, they tackle the challenge logically, and will also reach out for help appropriately.

* Hunger to learn

* Go above expectations to fixes systems or builds things that makes it easier for engineers or other teams to operate.

They usually have good mental hygene and less ADD and they don't focus on getting better at libraires or frameworks. They go depth first.