On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Bryan Davis bd808@wikimedia.org 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.