"Senior" in this industry typically means "not a beginner". You should not be right out of school if you are applying for these positions. And "experience requi

"Senior" in this industry typically means "not a beginner". You should not be right out of school if you are applying for these positions. And "experience required" is certainly a useful concept. But "senior" isn't really a good name for it, because people with only a few years of experience are not trusted to make big decisions and build (or lead) big things, which is what "senior" tends to mean in other contexts. The title is therefore a bit deceptive. But I'm not sure what to replace it with. And finally, to be fair, there are a few places where "senior" is fairly senior. At Google, it's two promotions up from entry level, and I seem to recall Amazon listing it with seven years of required experience, which is getting up there.