Just like becoming principal engineer. You will never do it at a company you joined as merely senior, unless you are approx employee #5 or earlier. it should b

Just like becoming principal engineer. You will never do it at a company you joined as merely senior, unless you are approx employee #5 or earlier. it should be obvious why. there's no more room (nor need) at the top. if you wait for it, you are not waiting for your skills to be recognized, you are waiting for someone to die.