A conversation I’ve had (too) many times in our industry: You: “I’m looking to hire a senior engineer. Know anyone good?” Me: “Oh great, I know some good people! How about $A?” You: “They won’t do. We need someone with at least $X years in $TECHNOLOGY. Me: “Why?” You: “They need to be able to get up to speed quickly.” Me: ☹️| Mike McQuaid
In 2020, GitHub promoted me from Senior to Staff Engineer. This title and role seems commonplace and well understood at some technology companies but unknown and unused at many others.| Mike McQuaid