Am I Too Young To Be a Senior Developer?

Even if I earned it, am I still an impostor?

Marisa Hoenig
Better Programming
Published in
4 min readOct 11, 2021

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When I started in the tech industry, I thought the senior developer role meant you were old. But, I’ve learned that seniority is not solely reserved for those with dozens of years of experience.

I was recently promoted to senior developer. I’m 24.

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