What if there were a certification authority that could claim that professionals are, indeed, competent in X, Y, Z within software? And, of course, that authority would need to be recognized by A, B, C companies. That'd certainly skip the endless, often mind-numbing, repetitiveness of technical interviews (especially for those with many years of experience) and can jump straight to culture/team/behavior fit.
This is basically what all engineering disciplines do and it's why I take "software engineer" with a massive grain of salt.
This is basically what all engineering disciplines do and it's why I take "software engineer" with a massive grain of salt.