> Remember when being a “Senior Software Engineer” actually meant something? Nope. I'm only 35, but within my career I saw "developers" become "engineers" bec

> Remember when being a “Senior Software Engineer” actually meant something? Nope. I'm only 35, but within my career I saw "developers" become "engineers" because that's what Facebook and Google were doing. Titles never meant anything. Today, they're a class-like system for labeling pay in large organizations. You can't address title inflation. Years ago, I interviewed at Subway for the position of "sandwich artist." I thought it was cute, but the person who interviewed me seemed to take the title quite seriously. If you get hired as a Principal Wizard Non-Commissioned Bit Slayer, good for you. The title will be used to justify your pay to coworkers and future employers. Maybe you're a wizard bit slayer, and maybe you're not.