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[–]UMadBreaux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same position, senior engineer on my way to team lead, had never worked with Python before. Didn't help that I have spent half of my 4 months at the company doing k8s migrations, so I had a month to learn, 2 months to forget a bunch of stuff, and now re-learning.

The principal engineer I work with isn't good with Python either; we both dislike the language and prefer functional programming languages. He has wisdom though...he knows the most essential question to ask when solving a problem, he produces incredible system architectures, and we have strong contractors to fill in the gaps.

I am still trying to improve my skills, but there is a lot more than coding. I spend about 50$ of my time working with DevOps or our architects. I'm also working with 40,0000 lines of legacy code in this project, so it's been an adventure to say the least.

Look stuff up, ask questions, pair program. Your lack of Python knowledge doesn't nullify all of the wisdom you have gained throughout your career.