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I have found the senior tag to be a bit inconsistent. Some roles it meant more experienced, more challenging work and more architectural input was expected. In
by ehnto 4y ago
I have found the senior tag to be a bit inconsistent. Some roles it meant more experienced, more challenging work and more architectural input was expected. In other roles it meant less software and more soft skills were expected, talking to clients, being a defacto project manager for a particular project team etc.
My unsolicited advice to anyone applying for a senior role is to ask what they mean by senior, because the job descriptions often look identical, but actual expectations differ.
- lumost 4y agoThis is a great take, even within the same firm I've found huge mismatches in expectations when a "senior" is hired for soft skills, but internally the role aligns to hard skills - or visa versa. Throwing a project master at a hard tech problem will usually result in disaster. However the same is often true of a hard tech researcher. Eventually people tend to acquire relevant skills from both sides or move into management.