1x Engineer
A 10x or 1x developer is not really something to focus on. It's the 0.1x developer that is the most important one.I've been a 10x, 1x and 0.1x developer. Let me tell you: most business or managers have a hard time distinguishing between all of them.- 10x: You're smart, knowledgeable and passionate. You love going to the office and create code. Love the team and are moving forward every day. You're doing meaningful work. Managers love your work. You get excellent reviews. You earn as much as your colleagues.- 1x: You do your job to get money. There's a lot of business shit, stupid decisions all around you. Dispite that, you try your best to do your job. You sometimes complain to managers, they claim they can't do much. You get good reviews. You earn as much as your colleagues.- 0.1x: You spend your days wasting time on the internet (Hi there, welcome to HN! :D). Some days you do nothing, some days you spend 15 minutes fixing a bug. You find excuses of things you are stuck at. Managers give you good reviews. You start questioning when you get good reviews, what the fuck your other colleagues are doing? Are they also goofing off all the time? Probably. You earn as much as your colleagues.