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What Comes After “Senior Developer”? (The Ceiling No One Talks About)

Most career ladders in tech look like this:

Junior → Intermediate → Senior →
... and then what?

For many devs, the answer is: nothing. You’re “valued.” You’re “the backbone.” You’re also stuck.

In this piece, Why coasting feels easier than change. And why no one warns you about this ceiling

I’ve been there. You might be too.

👉 Read the full post: Senior Forever

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david duymelinck

The problem is seeing the career ladder as a measure of your worth. Titles are just made up in big corporations to make it easier to manage the roles.

If you are smart enough you will do the tasks you want to do, despite a corporation wanting to put you in a box they can control.