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Different Types of Good Software Engineers
Five kinds of strong software engineers, the different value each brings, and prompts for hiring managers and candidates.
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What kinds of strong engineers does the article identify?
↘It describes delivery-focused engineers, meeting drivers, product experts, architects, and people-and-process force multipliers.
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Why can highly technical engineers still lack visibility?
↘Their impact may be clearest to developers and immediate managers but less visible to people outside that circle.
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What is the article’s warning for hiring managers?
↘Different forms of engineering value need different evidence, recognition, and rewards; one definition of “good” misses important contributors.
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