Everyone spends so much effort chasing the ideal of the "10x engineer," but nobody ever stops and thinks about whether there's an even more powerful engineer archetype. Well you might be surprised to learn that there's a level _beyond_ 10x engineer, a literal order of magnitude more engineering power. That's right, I'm talking about the 100X ENGINEER.
It is often said that a 10x engineer is as productive as an entire team of engineers, but for the 100x engineer, 10x is only a small fraction of their full power. These freakishly productive individuals are more powerful than an entire _army_ of engineers. Think one coder, one Macbook, and more engineering capability than the entire staffs of Google, Facebook, and Amazon combined. Much, much more.
Now, you might be thinking "What--100x?! There's no way that can be right! Can it?" but you would be wrong. I have seen the power and capability of these 100x engineers. I have trained alongside them in the Hyperbolic Engineering Chamber, where an hour of engineering work is squeezed into every second that passes. Those who survive this mentally taxing and severely dangerous process transcend all known levels of engineering to attain the fabled Super Engineer Level 3 Ultimate.
If you work for Google, Amazon, or Facebook you should be very afraid. Because the 100x engineers are coming for your jerbs!
A 10x engineer? Hah! You haven't even seen my final form.
But in all seriousness, there is a wide range of productivity levels. That includes some people who even have negative productivity. Ever been unfortunate enough to be on a team with one of those sorts?
That does it, my new phone camera based social networking startup will hire only 100x engineers. They must wear mirrorshades and if I allow 20 minutes for an interview coding question, the 100x engineer should be able to solve it in 12 seconds.
It is often said that a 10x engineer is as productive as an entire team of engineers, but for the 100x engineer, 10x is only a small fraction of their full power. These freakishly productive individuals are more powerful than an entire _army_ of engineers. Think one coder, one Macbook, and more engineering capability than the entire staffs of Google, Facebook, and Amazon combined. Much, much more.
Now, you might be thinking "What--100x?! There's no way that can be right! Can it?" but you would be wrong. I have seen the power and capability of these 100x engineers. I have trained alongside them in the Hyperbolic Engineering Chamber, where an hour of engineering work is squeezed into every second that passes. Those who survive this mentally taxing and severely dangerous process transcend all known levels of engineering to attain the fabled Super Engineer Level 3 Ultimate.
If you work for Google, Amazon, or Facebook you should be very afraid. Because the 100x engineers are coming for your jerbs!