find a role model, and benchmark current self versus him/ her. How far off you to reach that level

even better if he/ she can be your mentor

To be a senior especially in technical requires u overtime work and thinking. U will need to be good enough to guide juniors.

Oftentimes u need to take on more projects so that u can be exposed to more scenarios thus increasing your senioirity.

Yes to have a mentor or someone who can enlighten you, speeds up your learning. What a mentor can do is to guide you, but the rest of the thinking you have to do it yourself. As such, critical thinking skills is something so relevant yet lacking in people these days.

To stand out, you not only need to know your project inside-out, but also your company & its strengths to capitalize on (to find solution). Think of it this way - with every problem you encounter, what are the possible solution(s) and each of its pros and cons? Any repercussion from making certain decisions? Anything else you've missed? Train yourself to think from all angles even if you're not the one making the decision ultimately. Then you observe the result from that decision and reflect on the learning as reference.

Remember, learning is not a square box. It's not only on-the-job learning but also outside workplace - when you talk to people, when you network with others, when you observe what competitors or friends do.

This is actually good advice TS

If there’s no one in your company, you can try to look for and network with those outside your company. Attend industry events, webinars, pm on linkedin are some of the many ways to network. I met my mentor at a hiking group for instance

You can also reflect on your capabilities today. To be a senior, you would need to transition from being an effective implementor to someone who can lead, train and manage junior members of your team. There are greater emphasis on soft skills, negotiations, EQ and more that goes with this in tandem with your technical competency. Look for opportunities to lead projects to test the water and showcase your skills to your supervisor or managers

company A. Sr Level salary = 5k
company B. Non Sr Level salary 7k.

which one u more prefer?

You can also search on Futurelab (need to Google for it and add a .my in the address).

Their tagline is "Land Your Dream Job Through Mentorship"

They have quite a comprehensive list of mentors from the various industries as well.

First do you have junior? This can make the process easier given that you are good.

Throughout my career, and i have been working in 5 companies, i can see that seniority is often given based on either/all of these 3 criteria;

1. Years of experience. Which some company will also take competency into account.

2. Leadership quality.

3. Working attitude. Doing more than your jobscope.

I am sure you can judge yourself on criteria no 1. But for no 2 and no 3, you need to go all out to demonstrate that you can guide your junior, and then you can contribute more than just your workscope.

Go to Linkedin,

(1) Search those who have similar degrees, working patterns, qualifications, job like you.
(2) Look at their career paths - decide which ones meet your expectation for the "senior".
(3) Think why and how they choose their paths.

To be a senior, you need to analyze and draw the conclusion by yourself. This is something you have to learn and pick up the skills indepedently.

However, if you really need a mentor, there are some commercial services. You just need to google the keywords and sign up the programs.

Promoted to senior in one year at my first job.

Jumped to a junior role at the next company, got promoted to senior again in 1.5 year.

My tips? Exposure, recognition, leadership, interpersonal relationship, and most importantly, technical knowledge and willing to do attitude.

by the way, what is your age?