Im in finance and I’ve been getting asked more and more to evaluate candidates in IT. Im not sure why, I’ve been an engineer for 20 years, however I no longer write software. Half these kids could code circles around me (probably all of them). I’m a sys engineer now who is gunning for a promotion, maybe that’s it. My problem is I just don’t feel qualified to interview kids for work I’m not as in touch with. Am I overthinking this?

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Yeah you are right. Kids nowadays are more tech experts compared to those techs who started in the company 10 years ago. You can bring it up to your Management team. It's a good thing you are being honest rather than playing all-mighty. It's not overthinking but you are just being true to yourself.

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Some big companies would use that as fodder against this person so that might be risky. I do agree that it's silly when a company values seniority over skills. That ultimately doesn't make things get done any more efficiently for them.

What's the starting salary for software coders nowadays? I know someone who has been coding for 15+ years and is absolutely amazing at it, but I think he's being underpaid. Would like to give him an idea of what market value really is.

Possibly… to me this seems like you are being given more leadership roles, like building a team. Plus your company must value/trust your opinion.

If based on skills, maybe you're right. But it's possible as well that they are giving you a leadership role just like what BDO1 said. I think this is a good sign if you are aiming for a promotion.

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