Bad Mentor But Great At Code: What the 10x Engineer Looks Like!

The “10x engineer” skips meetings, is not being punctual. But then again, he is amazing at code.

The 10x engineer is a much sought after breed in Silicon Valley.

But how does one identify him? Well, a thread on Twitter attempted to do just that... and got lots of reactions from developers and the common folk alike!

10x engineers

Founders if you ever come across this rare breed of engineers, grab them. If you have a 10x engineer as part of your first few engineers, you increase the odds of your startup success significantly.

OK, here is a tough question.

How do you spot a 10x engineer?

— Shekhar Kirani (@skirani) July 11, 2019