There should always be someone above him, checking his work, and taking responsibility for anything that goes wrong.Ī Junior Developer hasn't been there and made all those mistakes. Again, I guess this comes back to mentorship.

But no question should be considered stupid, coming from a Junior, unless they asked the same question yesterday.Ī Junior Developer should focus on development, not on the process of development or the business needs behind the development - although they should be aware that a Senior will need to be involved in those things and be learning about them.Ī Junior Developer should not be as responsible for his work as a Senior. That's not to say that a Senior doesn't need peer-review that is a dangerous attitude. However, here's the line as I think it should be:Ī Junior Developer is expected to need mentorship. Indeed, I have held that title way longer than I've deserved it. Not helped by the fact that I know many people with the title Senior Developer who I would trust less than an enthusiastic Junior. The difference therefore is not so much in expertise in the language, but in experience (in general) and reliability.ĭifficult, difficult question. The Senior Developer should also be able to tell his boss when he'll be done with the task, and actually take responsability for doing so. That is to say, the boss will hand him a feature to implement and let it up to him, entirely, knowing that the Senior Developer will know when to ask for help or review. On the other a Senior Developer is expected to be autonomous. A mentor (or experienced colleagues at least) is expected to guide him, especially the design decisions, and to check on him regularly (and not only his work), nudging in the right direction and sometimes helping out to smooth the path (for example doing the tricky work or handling the configuration/deployment).

There is (much) more to Software Development than cranking out code.Ī Junior Developer is still learning the language and frameworks on a daily basis, and thus should be focusing on this.

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