Ridiculous IT Job Titles

AI Frontend / Fullstack / Senior AI Frontend Engineer

I stumbled upon a job posting that made me question reality itself. I can only assume the possibilities of this role:

• Writes frontend code and somehow looks like they’re doing AI at the same time.
• Convince the world they’ve integrated neural networks into the company website, when it’s mostly standard JavaScript.
• Likely responsible for connecting AI APIs or services rather than developing models from scratch.

AI Service Reliability Engineer (SRE)

A recent posting for AI Service Reliability Engineer (SRE) left me scratching my head:

• Ensures uptime and reliability for AI-powered services.
• Monitors APIs, infrastructure, and inference pipelines.
• Troubleshoots failures in AI workflows - but in practice, still does classic SRE work (alerting, logging, scaling, disaster recovery).
• Essentially, a traditional SRE with an AI prefix for “branding purposes.”

CloudOps Engineer

I recently came across CloudOps Engineer, which sounds like a mystical hybrid of DevOps and Sysadmin:

• Manages cloud infrastructure, scaling, and automation.
• Implements security policies, cost monitoring, and service orchestration.
• Difference from a traditional Linux admin or DevOps engineer? Very small; it mostly signals “cloud-first experience” rather than a completely new skill set.

Job Title Inflation + AI/ML Madness

These days, I can’t scroll through LinkedIn without seeing ML, AI, or MLOps slapped onto every other job title. It sounds futuristic, recruiters are happy, and candidates may feel like they’re entering the bleeding edge of technology - but in reality, the work is often only marginally different from traditional roles like DevOps Engineer, Linux Administrator, or SRE.

The key difference? Buzzwords, fancy titles, and LinkedIn clout. Skills required are often almost identical to classical IT roles.

Introducing My Absurd Job Title Generator

To fully embrace this madness, I created a tool that generates ridiculous IT job titles for recruiter convenience.

To be honest, I just generated this shit using Claude, so I can freely slap ML, AI, Vibecoder, and Developer onto my title - what the hell, why not.

Examples it churned out:

• High-Performance NFT Advocate – Develops, manages, and optimizes NFT-related projects within digital ecosystems; works on smart contracts, marketplace integrations, and performance monitoring.
• Proptech Spring Creator – Designs and implements software or simulation models for real estate technology solutions; develops tools for property management, building automation, or structural simulations.
• Rails Advanced Creator – Builds and maintains complex Ruby on Rails applications; writes scalable, maintainable backend and frontend code; ensures high performance and reliability of web services.
• Supabase Banking Evangelist – Promotes and implements Supabase solutions in fintech projects; provides guidance on backend architecture, database management, and integration of Supabase services into banking platforms.
• Senior Intelligent Developer – Develops advanced software solutions leveraging AI, machine learning, or intelligent automation; designs systems that improve decision-making, optimize processes, or enhance user experience.

Final Thoughts

To be honest, I don’t even know why I wrote this. I picked job title examples on the fly, and they aren’t very representative - but believe me, I’ve seen worse (you probably have too).

Also, it really fucking pisses me off when a DevOps position requires DEEP knowledge of Java/Scala/Brainfuck with at least five years of commercial experience - when in reality you’ll be writing one-liners in Bash, maybe some Python.

This shit is exhausting. Good luck to everyone navigating the madness of IT job titles.