Re:Ask HN: What are the expectations of a principal engineer...
by spondyl on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:22AM
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What I hope for:
Someone with plenty of experience who chooses to invest in interesting people problems and tries to coordinate towards a future that is shared across silos
What I usually expect:
Someone with plenty of experience who chooses to invest in interesting software problems. Said investment may or may not ever propogate out in a tangible sense, being more akin to an R&D project or something.
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None of the above is based on what the role is meant to be but what it "feels" like having observed a few people with that title
Someone with plenty of experience who chooses to invest in interesting people problems and tries to coordinate towards a future that is shared across silos
What I usually expect:
Someone with plenty of experience who chooses to invest in interesting software problems. Said investment may or may not ever propogate out in a tangible sense, being more akin to an R&D project or something.
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None of the above is based on what the role is meant to be but what it "feels" like having observed a few people with that title