But you might wonder, why do these companies’ stats always emphasize technical positions (which typically means people with titles like “engineer,” “developer,” or “programmer”), when a whole host of others are involved in creating a new digital product or service? Here’s why: in most tech companies, these roles—much more than designers, copywriters, marketers, and others who work on the creative or “soft skills” end of the spectrum—are seen as the masterminds of new technology.
Less cynically, it’s probably also the roles where the disparity is greatest and there’s the most work to be done. That’s why we often see stats for manager and leadership positions.
