Ask HN: Are most corporate SWE jobs performative?
Hacker News (AI keywords)·4 days ago·Commentary
An Ask HN post questions whether large-company software engineering roles, including at FAANG-like firms, reward performative activity over meaningful progress. Commenters discuss bureaucracy, 1:1s, standups, management value, and the role of a small number of high-impact engineers. The thread is split: some see corporate make-work as inevitable, while others argue coordination, feedback, and organizational maintenance are real engineering costs.
