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4 types of engineers

Austin King (he/him) on March 04, 2021

There are 4 types of engineers: Starters, Maintainers, Optimizers, and Operators. I've found this to be a super helpful model for understanding dif...
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Austin King (he/him)

Talking to a friend recently during their job search, they have been using this framework to ask dev managers which type of engineer they are looking to hire. They have found this really speeds up the conversation and helps filter opportunities quickly.

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Hossein Kazemi

Do you consider Finishers as the fifth type?

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Austin King (he/him)

Ha! I think a criticism against Starters is that they never "finish" anything and are always onto the next project. This is true in a way, but doesn't value their super power of working on a blank canvas.