India, March 16 -- A Reddit post claiming that 90% of senior software engineers owe their jobs to luck rather than skill has sparked a heated debate online.

The post questions whether the tech industry is truly a meritocracy or if timing has played a bigger role than many realise.

"Can we finally admit that 90% of Senior SWE are just a result of being born at the right time?" the caption of the post reads.

The Redditor argues that engineers who entered the field before 2022 did not necessarily work harder; they simply walked through an open door that is now slammed shut.

"If you entered the field before 2022, you didn't grind harder, you just walked through an open door that is now slammed shut," the post adds.

According to the user,...