I think your experience is fairly characteristic of software developers. However, there's a lot of other segments out there where title comes into play a lot he

I think your experience is fairly characteristic of software developers. However, there's a lot of other segments out there where title comes into play a lot heavier; where it caries weight in the same way experience does. It's probably also worth noting that title can impact pay when it comes to a job; a lot of companies have pay caps based on title. Really, my point was that title is more than just self-gratification.