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> Generalists, or people with a "wide T", are also a lot less valuable than specialists I actually disagree with this. Speaking anecdotally but also someone wh
by halfmatthalfcat 4y ago
> Generalists, or people with a "wide T", are also a lot less valuable than specialists
I actually disagree with this. Speaking anecdotally but also someone who works at a FAANG-esque co, full stack or “wide stack” (front, back, infra, sre) are the most desirable due to their versatility and knowledge of the interworkings of various parts of the stack.
- kristopolous 4y agoSomeone needs to tell HR then. That is in no way what they are looking for.
- Hermitian909 4y agoI work at a big tech co. IMO the market has been somewhat poisoned by the disconnect is that in big tech usually has a higher than usual bar to be senior in a specialized role (e.g. frontend) and hiring managers wants full stack engineers to be senior in all of those roles. I've had a lot of conversations with managers from these companies that they'd love a full stack dev but every time they hire one they find the developer can only really cut it in 1 layer.
- kristopolous 4y agoI'm pretty sure that current valley hiring practices filter out the mischiefs needed to take things from sustaining to innovative. It's why tech is coasting and deteriorating. I look for passionate adults who respectfully disagree with me. Most firms apparently want eager children who aim to please.