Mitchell Hashimoto takes on a new individual contributor role at HashiCorp
I really dislike the term "individual contributor".I know it's an industry standard term for anyone who doesn't have direct reports, but it feels very inaccurate to me.Just because an engineer doesn't have direct reports doesn't mean they aren't exhibiting all kinds of leadership behavior that elevates their contributions above the level  of "individual" - teaching, mentoring, strategy work, leading projects.I don't have a good suggestion for an alternative term though.