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Calling a software engineer (swe) 'Staff' because "working on non-core product" is indeed different from the standard corpororate 'Staff' prefix as a step/lev
by erwincoumans 4y ago
Calling a software engineer (swe) 'Staff' because
"working on non-core product"
is indeed different from the standard corpororate 'Staff' prefix as a step/level of the ladder (within an org working on either core or non-core product)
"swe, senior swe, staff swe, senior staff swe, principal swe, distinguished swe, fellow swe, senior fellow swe"
I would have like to see mentions of both kinds of 'Staff swe' in the article.
- np_tedious 4y agoI think that's why the title reads "the other kind"
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- mepiethree 4y agoThe article is titled The “Other Kind” of Staff SWE. Presumably the “first kind” is the definition to which you are referring
- erwincoumans 4y agoSure, I just wished the author/article would have spelled out/confirm the standard definition of 'staff swe' as step/level in the ladder before going into the 'other' meaning of 'staff swe' as being part of non-core product.
- adamgordonbell 4y agoLike this, from article footnotes: When talking about “staff” in this article, I do not mean the Staff software engineer role that is found at tech companies after senior. That is a different usage of the term
- erwincoumans 4y agoIndeed, like that but then in the main text instead of in a footnote, so it doesn't get overlooked. Anyway, I enjoyed your nice writing and congrats with the HN exposure!
- adamgordonbell 4y agoThanks!