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Discussion on: The Stages Of Your Software Development Career

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Elmer Alexis Alpuche Morales

What do you think about Software Architect?

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James Hickey

Well, that's something I'd like to write about in more detail someday 😋.

But basically, a lead dev is a liaison between the dev team and the other external teams (marketing, etc.) In many orgs a lead dev will represent a cross-functional team to other cross-functional teams too.

An architect is one more level "up" where they manage technology across multiple teams (whether cross-functional or just segmented by trade).

Architects would also be more involved with clients - gather requirements, understanding business needs, offering advice, etc.