The senior title has no formal definition. Personally I don’t consider anyone with under 10 years of highly diversified experience to be senior. Any senior with less experience under their belt I assume their employer tossed the title at them in lieu of a raise.
The software industry in particular has gotten really lax with titles, to the point that they mean next to nothing.
I get a laugh imagining a kid just a few years out of school explaining to people that they’re a “senior software engineer”. Anyone on the outside would assume they’re either full of shit or some kind of Doogie Howser.
The software industry in particular has gotten really lax with titles, to the point that they mean next to nothing.
I get a laugh imagining a kid just a few years out of school explaining to people that they’re a “senior software engineer”. Anyone on the outside would assume they’re either full of shit or some kind of Doogie Howser.