1. Why Titles Do Not Matter
Titles depend entirely on company size, policy, and culture, meaning a senior developer at a startup might be viewed as a junior at a larger company amidst widespread title inflation.
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0:55 · 17 April 2023
Why Titles Actually DON'T Matter
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2. The Importance of Delivery
Regardless of any title serving merely as a signal to the world, what truly matters is your ability to deliver and get things done.
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Titles do not matter in software development. Why? Because, as the quote says, it is people that honor titles, not titles that honor people. First of all, titles depend on the size, policy, and culture of the company you work for. A senior developer at a startup can be considered a junior in a bigger one. I've seen this in real life. Secondly, because we live in a title inflation, where even a secretary it's called an executive assistant, which is not an evil thing at its core.
They do honest jobs and they are super useful, but I would expect an executive to make some high-level decisions beyond setting appointments, and third, regardless of your title. What matters? It's your ability to deliver, to get things done, a title, any title. It's just a signal to the world