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by likeabatterycar 532 days ago
This is a trick question, because the only correct answer is "it depends".

The definitions are arbitrary and vary - sometimes wildly or completely opposite - from company to company and industry to industry. Some companies don't use titles at all and use levels - which are also arbitrary and differ accordingly.

If you never leave the incestuous Silicon Valley bubble, however, you may never learn this.