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I absolutely disagree, the pool of superstar/senior devs is tiny. The vast majority of devs that are past junior are mid-level, don't let the job title fool you
by paulie_a 6y ago
I absolutely disagree, the pool of superstar/senior devs is tiny. The vast majority of devs that are past junior are mid-level, don't let the job title fool you
I'd say superstar is probably 10 years minimum of experience. And even then it doesn't just come to a person. Most will forever be mid and that is ok
- MrPowers 6y agoSeems like you're equating superstar developers with years of experience and that hasn't been my observation. PyTorch was created by an undergrad. I've worked with senior devs that have let engineering pass them by and are now the equivalent of non-programming programmers: https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-nonprogramming-programmer/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-nonprogramming-programmer/ I agree that the pool of superstar devs is tiny.
- lokar 6y agoAs a data point, in big tech the Sr staff (L7 at G/FB) and higher is no more then 2% if ICs.
- yks 6y agoFor anyone confused, “senior staff” is L7 and rare but “senior” is L5 and usually a majority of SWEs.
- paulie_a 6y agoI didnt say years of experience is equal to status But it sure as hell takes years of experience to achieve certain status
- p1esk 6y agoIt takes building and shipping an outstanding product to achieve certain status, if we’re talking about “superstar“ status. This has almost nothing to do with years of experience. I’d even say most superstar devs achieved it pretty early in their career.
- paulie_a 6y agoIt absolutely does take years to achieve that. Most people that think they are superstar are really just mediocre mis with an ego. I doubt there are many superstars under the age of 28 minimum