hotfix: turns out smart wasn't enough

Show Notes

What does 'senior engineer' actually mean, and why is being the smartest person in the room not enough to get there? I break down the real ingredients of seniority: the technical pillar, the experience you can't shortcut, and the trap of becoming a big fish in a pond that's stopped teaching you things. Featuring a prod incident that cost more than a year's salary and a question about whether I've actually earned the title.