[cottsak]

It's hard.

Not impossible but much harder than working closely with humble and experienced engineers. That's why I recommend that a junior engineer finds a great consulting company as soon as they can and spend a few years there. This was a kinda breakthrough period in my career for both technical and soft skills. The nature of consulting also means that you might see a greater variety of environments, technologies, and problem/solution combinations than the equivalent xp in a non-consulting role. But make no mistake, finding a "good" consulting company is key. You need to have humble and experienced engineers who want to help you and grow you. If it's a "bums in seats" kinda "body shop" or some kind of celebrity house for "hero" or "10x devs" then maybe this won't be as useful.