Re:Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer
by room500 on Monday September 07, 2020 @01:48PM
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Do you think that could be solved by disconnecting salary from title?
A 10x junior engineer should be paid a lot - more than most senior engineers if everything is fair. But the rockstar junior engineer would still benefit from mentorship and someone to help them avoid some of the mistakes that we have all made.
If you look at Google, there are terminal levels that employees can reach and stay. That doesn't mean that there is a mass exodus of talent because employees want an inflated level somewhere else. They are well compensated for their work - they just don't get a new level every couple years.
A 10x junior engineer should be paid a lot - more than most senior engineers if everything is fair. But the rockstar junior engineer would still benefit from mentorship and someone to help them avoid some of the mistakes that we have all made.
If you look at Google, there are terminal levels that employees can reach and stay. That doesn't mean that there is a mass exodus of talent because employees want an inflated level somewhere else. They are well compensated for their work - they just don't get a new level every couple years.