Re:Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer
by louthy on Friday October 08, 2021 @09:25AM
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Leading by example is not necessarily the same as being a lead developer. For example, my principal engineer is easily a 10x'er as just a pure developer, but he's also a force multiplier for everybody on the team, he's literally a machine. He leads no one, I made him principal engineer so he didn't have to.
If he was to just write code he'd be a 10x'er, with the other work he does to help his colleagues, he's many times more than that.
Developer: a person that creates software.
10x development: a person that does it 10x faster.
What you describe, I'd simply call a lead developer since making other developers 2x or more is a lead developer his job.
If you're a developer and you're doing this, then it'd be one argument to get promoted to lead.
Also, if you really are a 10x dev, the one I know works in the HFT space. He's making bank. I'm not sure if that's your thing, but I've noticed they seem to appreciate 10x devs a lot more than any other company out there (and that includes FAANG).