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Isn't principal just a "beyond-senior" title that companies give to people who have been seniors for a long time? Since these people have a lot of experience, t
by burntoutfire 4y ago
Isn't principal just a "beyond-senior" title that companies give to people who have been seniors for a long time? Since these people have a lot of experience, they're sometimes involved in decision-making for teams beyond their own - but in the time between such duties, they move tickets across the board like everybody else.
- beaker52 4y agoIt's not in my understanding and experience. But titles are just titles - each organisation puts their own interpretation on roles at all levels. The teams I've encountered that I think get it right see that Principals strive to coach teams in software engineering practices, and support teams as they collaborate with each other in the wider organisation. If your org has them, Principals usually end up working closely with, and often pick up some of the responsibilities of Architects. That's my experience at least.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoIn addition to what beaker52 said, principal means that you can take responsibility for a major section of functionality, basically unsupervised, and certainly not micromanaged. I don't see "jira tickets" intersecting with that at all.