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To an extent I think would be surprising to anyone who hasn’t done interviews, all developer CVs below about Staff level are the same.

Everyone’s architected a system, handled communication with stakeholders, contributed to technical direction of the team, mentored other developers, etc etc

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You’d think that but I remember one interview where the candidate was highly recommended and they had never communicated with a stakeholder. A PM had always done that. They had never talked with a user. Ever. They had 15 years of experience.

It’s funny the stuff I assume is really easy and common and keep getting reminded that the world is really diverse.

I don't think you will ever talk to a user if you work in a big company. There are so many layers of abstraction.

And it’s not even because you don’t want to. It’s just because that’s how things work. I spent years talking directly to users and then I started working for a multinational, and I haven’t seen a user in 7 years…

I mean...that's what the job is.

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