Engineers are pretty stoked, says a recent survey commissioned by an engineer-services company. In a survey of 1,000 software developers this March, the Seattle-based code-automation company Chef found some interesting results:
69 percent of engineers say their role is “recession-proof.”
91 percent say they feel they are the “most valued” employees at their company.
56 percent believe they will become millionaires at some point.
While engineers used to be quietly coding in the background as sales execs and business-development types ran companies, that relationship has flipped in recent years. Many venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz, favor companies founded and run by engineers.
