around here it's common to see senior positions filled by 0.8-1.3 "engineers" on that scale That's scary. One thing I'm finding is that it's really hard to ge

around here it's common to see senior positions filled by 0.8-1.3 "engineers" on that scale That's scary. One thing I'm finding is that it's really hard to get into a position where you can function at a 1.5+ level. Most companies want reliable mediocrity, not excellence. The reason there are so few 1.5+ engineers is that there's so little 1.5+ work out there. I think that if a few companies had the balls to man up and go to open allocation, we'd see a dramatically higher level of software talent in a few years.