10 is IMHO too much because seniority most of the times stems from soft skills which can develop or be offset in the first place even independent from coding. A

10 is IMHO too much because seniority most of the times stems from soft skills which can develop or be offset in the first place even independent from coding. Also, growth is happening non linearly. But to be clear: I also think that roles like senior engineer are handed out far too easy.