Yeah. A few years ago the zeitgeist was "principal engineers" and then it turned into "staff engineers" and then "staff+".
As the GP said these titles have existed for a long time. But for whatever reason there's also been a progression in terms of them being super common in social media discussions.
The cynic in me says that it is driven by a certain subset of Internet Famous Devs progressing through their career.
As the GP said these titles have existed for a long time. But for whatever reason there's also been a progression in terms of them being super common in social media discussions.
The cynic in me says that it is driven by a certain subset of Internet Famous Devs progressing through their career.