Yeah, a senior engineer role is most assuredly is NOT "all-nighters and unreadable code." But neither is it necessarily the mentor style of role that the autho

Yeah, a senior engineer role is most assuredly is NOT "all-nighters and unreadable code." But neither is it necessarily the mentor style of role that the author advocated, which is more appropriate as the job duties of a team lead. A senior engineer most assuredly should be the one that thinks about the problem at hand in a deep way, preferably understanding the business needs and such, and provides solutions that not only solve the immediate need but also has the flexibility to anticipate future demands. It would also be nice if they proactively tried to improve less-senior engineers via mentoring and contributed leadership to team building but those are, in my opinion, bonus attributes rather than fundamental necessities.