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by vseloved 4004 days ago
As for me, adaptability is one of the important traits of a senior engineer. Surely, you don't have to be an expert in every platform, but you also shouldn't go mad if you need to do some work outside of your comfort zone occasionally. Besides, every language has its strong and weak points: if you're putting arbitrary limits here, you're just limiting what you can do and the people you're going to get in a team. At Grammarly, we always erred on the side of more freedom and it worked not so bad for us so far. Although, there are different companies, each with a unique story...