SPUG: Job Titles for Perl (and more) Programmers

[Jeff Almeida]

Or more importantly perhaps, to contribute to the definition of 95% of
market for the anti-undercutting rules surrounding H-1 visas.  Much as I've
loved creative titles in the past, I came to realize they don't do us any
favors as industry professionals relative to what protections are afforded
within the current regulatory framework.... ;)

Jeff Almeida - Seattle
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On Oct 29, 2012 9:35 AM, "Kevin Esteb" <kesteb at wsipc.org> wrote:

> Job titles are interesting. I have been doing this job for a long time. At
> one time I was a “Programmer Analyst”. My job was to write programs and all
> the surrounding operations code to the make the program run. At another
> time I was a “System Administrator”.  The job was still the same, now, I am
> apparently an “Systems Engineer”.  The job hasn’t changed much with the
> title change.****
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> Job titles do have meaning with HR departments. Usually the pay scale is
> attached to the job title and usually HR departments like industry
> standards for job titles. Mostly so they can say they are paying 80% of the
> going rate for whatever industry you happen to be in. This has the tendency
> of quelling those pesky request for raises. I am sure the HR departments
> don’t have an idea on what to pay a “Sr. Software Hacker’, but they do for
> a ‘Systems Engineer’.****
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> *From:* spug-list [mailto:spug-list-bounces+kesteb=wsipc.org at pm.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Craig Steffler
> *Sent:* Monday, October 29, 2012 8:55 AM
> *To:* scott.cilley at twistedevolution.net
> *Cc:* spug-list at pm.org
> *Subject:* Re: SPUG: Job Titles for Perl (and more) Programmers****
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> Funny, usually the only real practical use for a job title is to include
> it on a business card and in most cases I've been the one who chose what to
> use. Whether it's Perl Developer, Perl Software Engineer, Software
> Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer, Sr. Software Hacker or whatever you're
> called by others the choice is pretty much whatever you feel comfortable
> with.****
>
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 10:42 AM, <scott.cilley at twistedevolution.net>
> wrote:****
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> On 2012-10-27 10:13, Joshua ben Jore wrote:****
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> Most places I know just call this sort of beast a "Software Engineer."
> Amazon will stuff it up a bit with "Software Development Engineer."
>
> Josh
>
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Tyler Hardison <tyler at seraph-net.net>
> wrote:****
>
> So I'm trying to get a poll of what people's titles are. Particularly
> if they're primarily working in Perl, SQL, Web, and engineering?
>
> Even more helpful if you're forced to work in other languages such as****
>
> Here in the Army they are known as Software Engineers although the Army
> refuses to use Linux.
>
> -- S****
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> ****
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> those out of the evil empire®.
>
> Mainly I guess I'm trying to define what I do in an all encompassing title:
>
> Linux SysAdmin (Only as needed for setting up dev environments)
> Can compile Perl from scratch as needed.
> Understands threads.
> Uses Moose.
> Can whip up a Dancer app front-ended by nginx for SSL.
> Can debug a .NET app if I'm help at gunpoint.
> Can take a spec from a customer and wow them.
> Understands Agile.
> etc.
>
> --t
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