| i think i could reasonably drscribe a difference. entry - needs mentoring to get stuff done
mid - can build the whole thing by themselves, given enough time
senior - can guide entry and mod to the same overall task and break up work such that both can do it. organizes and coordinates work across multiple teams
principal/staff - sets direction for many teams worth of engineers above that stops being so meaningful, except for directing where major engineering directions go, and is kinda more of a sales job about getting a lot of engineering managers pointed in the same direction. a lead is orthogonal a bit, but reasonably a flavour of senior. you could have several seniors but only one lead in an area, who's a bit obsessed with a topic, and has the idea of where things are going. > Here is a case study, would you interview at Meta today and work under someone far younger than you and has a more 'senior" role than you? You do understand that the "title" was made up and "created" for a particular position? yes? i set up projects and gave feedback for people younger than me to get promos, and they did the work well and showed that they can do that work. Just cause didnt want the promo doesnt mean they didnt show their skill. Age is just a number. The youngest principal i met is by far still the best and most effective one (other than the sandbagging senior-principal) |