Senior Engineer to Lead Developer: What Happens When You Refuse to Plateau

Before the Switch#

Anil Suryaprakash had already made it to Senior Software Engineer. For a lot of people, that is where the ambition starts to quiet down. Not for Anil. He looked at where he was at MILVIK and decided he wanted more, not in a restless or dissatisfied way, but in the way that serious engineers think about their growth. He wanted to lead, not just contribute. And to do that, he knew his technical foundation needed to be stronger than it already was.

The Point Where Things Had to Change#

Getting from Senior Engineer to Lead Developer is not just about time served. Companies like Standard Chartered do not hand out lead roles based on experience alone. They look for engineers who have a command over the frameworks that power enterprise systems. Anil identified Spring Boot as the skill that would separate him from the competition and enrolled in Coding Shuttle's Spring Boot Course while still working full-time at MILVIK.

That kind of deliberate, forward-looking decision is what distinguishes engineers who grow from those who stagnate.

Where Coding Shuttle Came In#

Coding Shuttle's Spring Boot program gave Anil the structured, end-to-end coverage he was looking for. Coming from a non-IT transition background, there were gaps he needed to close before he could confidently claim deep expertise. The course bridged those gaps systematically, covering REST APIs, microservices, Spring Security, and everything a lead-level backend engineer is expected to know and use on the job.

In Anil's Own Words#

“Great course. Highly recommended to anyone looking to master Spring Boot in a structured way to understand the ”WHY" behind the concepts.

Where He Stands Today

Anil Suryaprakash is now a Lead Developer at Standard Chartered Bank. Sometimes the most confident review is the shortest one. No complaints, no caveats, just results. His move to Standard Chartered says the rest.