On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Bryan Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think that picking the title "Senior Software Engineer II" may be
> underselling the value of this highest tier to the outside world. In
> my recent job search I saw a bit of the tech ladder side of the org
> chart for several companies. Most of the ladders I saw had a title of
> "Principal Engineer" for the top level of non-management engineers.

That's totally fair, and I like "Principal" as an alternative. It has
strong leadership implications, but leadership can take many forms,
and the criteria for a promotion from "Senior" to "Principal" could
make that clear.

-- 
Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation

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