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> Actual executives at Google have the title "software engineer", as do data scientists. Not entirely accurate. There are also VPs and engineering directors w
by yid 12y ago
> Actual executives at Google have the title "software engineer", as do data scientists.
Not entirely accurate. There are also VPs and engineering directors who could be considered executives, who are not titled software engineers. And don't forget the business, HR and legal orgs where executives certainly don't have to be software engineers.
- nostrademons 12y agoWell, true. It doesn't apply to all executives, and obviously not to non-eng departments. There have been execs with over 1000 people reporting to them that are still on the engineering ladder, though.