[danielrhodes]

That's because people are obsessed with this idea of a one-size-fits-all great engineer.

A generally great engineer to a startup is somebody who can ship fast, make good enough decisions and trade offs, can think on their feet, and is a jack of all trades.

A generally great engineer to a big company is somebody who can work well with others, can follow process, can work within huge code bases and abstractions, and follow architectural best practices.

These two do not necessarily overlap.