(backstory -> I have 10 years of experience as a software engineer)

Me: So I would like to develop myself to become "officially" a senior engineer

Manager: sure, you basically need to show consistent behaviour

Me: ok, but what specifically? on what criteria do you determine when it is time for promotion?

Manager: there isn't anything like that defined yet, we would like to work on a definition of roles and responsibilities, but we're not there yet

Me: ok but how did you do it so far?

Manager; well as I said, you have to show consistent behaviour that characterises you as a senior.

Me: ....

You're manager and/or company is shit. 🤷

Plot twist: They didn't.

10 years sounds more than enough to consider yourself a senior

Would the official label come with any benefits, like higher pay, more say in technical questions?

@LotsOfCaffeine you bet it's about the salary. My base salary is under 100k at a company whose name you know, and whose services you might have used.

@NemeXis you still using python 2.7 and Flash?

@spongessuck php3

I don't think I've ever met someone with 10 years of programming experience who wasn't a senior.

Idiots sure, imbeciles regularly, but no juniors.

@lorentz oq they exist and call yourself lucky you haven't worked with them. Holly fuck talk about rigid minded people.

@hjk101 unfortunately that describes many a senior so well…

My own definition as a manager is someone whom I can trust with responsibility - imho years are an useless indicator. If they are eager, can take critic, are emotionally stable (that is *very* important) and are responsible, great.
You have the job.

Welcome to the chopping block, better make that arse of yours shiny with a lot of vaseline, you'll never get used to getting fucked up. Hope is a thing you should abolish immediately.

(Nope. Not joking.)

Many people hate senior devs. One year as a senior dev in a bad company and you'll completely understand why bad senior devs exist - and why they just wanna make everyone else suffer.