Ask HN: What are the expectations from a Full Stack Dev with 7 years experience?
If the hiring is for a great full stack developer, what are the expectations from a 7 year experienced developer?
I would expect you to be able to build a medium sized feature independently and without supervision, knowing when and how to collaborate with your team or ask for help.
I would expect you to produce code that’s highly maintainable and moderately extensible, with test coverage and well-considered APIs and boundaries.
I would expect you to be skilled at debugging and to know how to teach yourself new tools and technologies quickly.
I would expect you to be excellent at communicating about technical subjects with other developers, and to know what is and isn’t important to bring up in code review.
I would not expect you to be able to design/architect a large subsystem unaided, but would expect you to be able to contribute substantially to discussions of it and to be learning more with each project.
I would expect you to be beginning to learn how to effectively discuss technical subjects with non-technical stakeholders. I would expect you to be ready to transition from a focus on learning how to produce excellent software (because you’re already well along that path and mostly just need to continue to practice) to a focus on learning how you can provide the most value to the business.