Ask HN: When does one become a senior engineer

  • Senior is always relative to the organization you're working in. Don't waste your time keeping up with the Joneses. Just worry about the best version of yourself you can possibly be.

  • When both you and others around you agree on your seniority.

    For you it usually happens when you start seeing fresh engineers around you going through issues you've past beyond long time ago. For others, when you start helping them with those same issues.