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How much does title matter when changing jobs (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/cscareerquestions
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I'm currently a Staff Systems Engineer (was promoted from Senior last year) and I'm looking at a position with the title "Systems Engineer", which had significantly higher compensation.

Would going for this job be a bad move? Would it make it higher to jump to a Principal Systems Engineering role harder later on?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think title matters much less than actual tenure and experience. Some places only have one systems engineer, so there's no need for a senior in the title in that case.

Good luck on your hunt! I'm a syseng too, been poking the job market every now and then to see what it's like. Might be time for a change once things settle down.