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Mar 2023
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What Defines a Senior Developer? - Diffi...

JONATHAN CUTRELL
About this episode

The traits that define a senior engineer are not catalogued perfectly in one spot. But, nevertheless, we'll try to cover some of the most important traits and habits of a senior engineer.

 

In this episode, we'll discuss the fact that difficulty does not equate to value, and hazard a guess as to why we can easily confuse this, especially as we begin to grow from junior to senior roles.

 

Feel free to incorporate these into your skill matrices, reviews, or job descriptions - I'd love to hear about it if you do!

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