So… “senior engineer” to me means becoming a leader that knows how to forge a path through the forest of unknown unknowns. It means that the person is capable o

So… “senior engineer” to me means becoming a leader that knows how to forge a path through the forest of unknown unknowns. It means that the person is capable of navigating an org structure. It means that the person knows how to balance the endless mutually-incompatible competing requirements. Etc, etc, etc. See what I didn’t mention? I don’t care about trivia knowledge. Tech knowledge can be so fleeting. What doesn’t change is good judgement and good leadership.