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A Family Tree of Software Job Titles
2026-11-14A discussion around a family tree of software job titles argues that labels such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, and DevOps Engineer have become inconsistent and often meaningless across companies, with expectations varying widely even within the same organization. Commenters say DevOps especially suffers from unrealistic expectations and burnout because development and operations require different skills and lifestyles, including on-call and incident pressure. The broader takeaway is that titles will keep evolving, and roles like SRE or Cloud Infrastructure Engineer show how software careers mutate over time.
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