I remember a guy we interviewed that was 1 year out of college and was a 'senior software engineer' because at his previous company he was the only developer. A

I remember a guy we interviewed that was 1 year out of college and was a 'senior software engineer' because at his previous company he was the only developer. As such they made him the senior SE. The same can be said of 'Lead engineer' or 'Tech Lead' where there are 2 people in the group and you're the 'Lead' (whatever that means).