What's a senior dev anyway?

lorenzojkrl

Lorenzo Zarantonello

Posted on June 14, 2022

What's a senior dev anyway?

Needless to say, there are many different opinions on what a senior dev is or does.

According to some people on StackExchange a senior developer can:

  • handle the entire software development life cycle, end to end
  • lead others, or others look to him/her for guidance
  • can self manage projects

I think this is a reasonable answer but sure enuogh people added more:

  • I would disagree with the second bullet point
  • at 22-23 you should not be a senior devloper. (Why exactly?)
  • Accountability
  • you have had at least one project fail under your leadership
  • etc

So what are the key things defining a senior dev in your opinion?
Or, if you prefer the via negativa, what is a "junior" missing to be a senior?

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lorenzojkrl
Lorenzo Zarantonello

Posted on June 14, 2022

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