When I started working as a Software Engineer, I wanted to learn as many programming languages as possible. This happened in my first company, and after several 1on1 sessions with my CTO, I realized what truly matters.
It starts with understanding the objective of the Software Engineering role in a startup, which is to help deliver and maintain software so the business keeps running. Actually the users don’t care about what programming languages you’re using, but they care about their experience when using the app.
From the management’s perspective like my CTO what matters more is my problem-solving skill and how I contribute to create more business impact.
Don’t make learning programming languages your main objective. It does important but there’s something that matters more. Focus on improving your problem-solving skills and creating business value to make a bigger impact.
Daniel Saputra 
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