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> As a jr employee they’ll never rise to chief architect Considering that only few people get to the top title at a big company (I think there is ~20 Technical
by hvidgaard 8y ago
> As a jr employee they’ll never rise to chief architect
Considering that only few people get to the top title at a big company (I think there is ~20 Technical Fellows in Microsoft world wide), I think that is a fallacy. If you work at a small company that grows, you're far more likely to become a chief architect.
> Now tell me my experience would be better in a 12 person startup/shop. I dare you.
Only applies to the US. EU citizens don't really have to worry about that.
- eloisant 8y agoThe thing is that in a big-co, you don't have to become chief architect or CTO to have a healthy career evolution. You can be "just" architect and impact a much bigger team than the 10-people startup.
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoTechnical Fellow is an academic and/or research position. SMEs don't have technical fellows, although technical fellows sometimes start their own companies. Senior/Chief Architect is an engineering/production position, with limited scope for game changing R&D. In a typical 10-20 man shop the position is usually taken by the CTO, who will be usually be in it for the long haul for both financial and technical reasons. Very, very rarely a startup will turn into a unicorn with hundreds or thousands of employees. You can get some way up the ladder when that happens. But the odds are against it happening in the first place. And at the higher levels you'll still be competing with talent hired from outside.