That job titles matter very much. Roles and responsibilities matter a lot more. The expectations of a "senior software engineer" at one company may have very little in common with the expectations of a role with that same title somewhere else.
I don't know the titles of most of the people I work with on a daily basis, and it doesn't impact our ability to collaborate. Hell, I don't even know the title of my manager. I've only found titles to matter when advertising a rough skill+experience level to other people, or when setting goals with my manager to "rise" within a hierarchically structured employment scheme.
Lover of technology, developer of things.
From big platforms like Salesforce to NodeJS and all the way to home automation with Arduino, I tinker with it all.
Location
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Education
York University
Work
Technical Lead / Full Stack Developer at The Regional Municipality of York
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
pro-tip: if you really need a job title for marketing purposes, you can create a startup "Uber for flying fish". Fill the paperwork, incorporate in Delaware, there are people that can explain how to do it. No need to find paying customers.
Instantly you can call yourself CTO or whatever else you wish.
Not a new idea, mind you, this is what a lot of people are already doing on LinkedIn
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That job titles matter very much. Roles and responsibilities matter a lot more. The expectations of a "senior software engineer" at one company may have very little in common with the expectations of a role with that same title somewhere else.
I don't know the titles of most of the people I work with on a daily basis, and it doesn't impact our ability to collaborate. Hell, I don't even know the title of my manager. I've only found titles to matter when advertising a rough skill+experience level to other people, or when setting goals with my manager to "rise" within a hierarchically structured employment scheme.
When I attend a conference or other community event, I often give myself a different title depending on what I'm working on that day/week/month 😏
My official corporate title is meaningless to me and everyone else I work with.
pro-tip: if you really need a job title for marketing purposes, you can create a startup "Uber for flying fish". Fill the paperwork, incorporate in Delaware, there are people that can explain how to do it. No need to find paying customers.
Instantly you can call yourself CTO or whatever else you wish.
Not a new idea, mind you, this is what a lot of people are already doing on LinkedIn