“Software Engineer” vs. “Member of Technical Staff”

2 points by edasaur 10y ago ↗ HN

I've been trying to figure this out for a while now and I haven't been able to really find an answer to these questions.

Is there any implied differences between "software engineer" and "member of technical staff"?

Is there any hierarchy of roles for software engineers?

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I believe in some companies, when you first join and they don't yet know how well you will do, your title is "member of technical staff"

Then after a specific period (e.g. 6 months), after the first performance review cycle, your level gets decided, and you become a "software engineer"