Becoming a Systems Architect
> I can see, that I’m indeed a Systems Architect, and not a Software Engineer anymore.I find this distinction harmful. Are we going back to the days where there were programmers who did the grunt work and architects who told them what to do?I prefer how my company career ladder, where there are no architect titles. Each level is 'fractal', containing almost the same responsibilities but at different scales and scope.So for example, as a Junior Engineer you will define the design (architecture) of a feature within a service, while as a Staff Engineer you will oversee the architecture of a system spanning several teams. This way architecture is everyone's responsibility, and people have a natural path to grow their skills.