Title: In the software industry we are advertised that above the Senior SW Engineer level there&#x27;s a bifurcation in the career progression path (resembling the &quot;Y&quot; letter) and one could possible proceed to:<p>- A management career path<p>- A technical specialist career path<p>While there&#x27;s plenty of material available on a manager&#x27;s role and responsibilities, it&#x27;s much harder to find a consensus on what a technical specialist role looks like.<p>So, are you on a technical specialist career path in you company? In case you are what are your responsibilities, and what does a typical work week look like for you?<p>Also, if your company provides a technical specialist career path (even if you&#x27;ve not reached it yet), how&#x27;s it structured?<p>Thanks in advance!<p>Related discussions:<p>[1] On Being a Principal Engineer (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=19128489)<p>[2] What a Senior Staff Software Engineer Does (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=20851476)
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