Re:Why the world needs deep generalists, not specialists
by lumost on Sunday November 18, 2018 @08:35PM
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on the contrary many job postings advertise for two or more core skills. Searching for any Finance or Advertising software position is likely to turn up something like the following
In addition to the standard Backend swe callouts the job desires ad-tech knowledge and advertising business knowledge. I'd be willing to bet they have a strong inclination towards anyone who's in the top 25% of both, but would consider cross-training for a top 1% in either.
As you go up the IC ladder the demand for cross-functional skills rises.
https://www.spotifyjobs.com/job/senior-ad-tech-engineer-back...
In addition to the standard Backend swe callouts the job desires ad-tech knowledge and advertising business knowledge. I'd be willing to bet they have a strong inclination towards anyone who's in the top 25% of both, but would consider cross-training for a top 1% in either.
As you go up the IC ladder the demand for cross-functional skills rises.