The competency illusion: Why Africa’s tech ecosystem is firing top engineers
In Africa’s fast-evolving tech ecosystem, business literacy, communication, and continuous learning are what truly drive career success.
Via TechCabal
Across Africa’s tech ecosystem, technical proficiency alone is no longer enough to guarantee career progression or long-term value. Engineers may excel at writing clean code and passing technical assessments, yet they often struggle to translate their output into organisational impact.
The traditional engineering assessment has become a flawed metric. For years, tech companies have assumed that raw programming capability directly equates to commercial value. This assumption is proving costly. When an engineer operates in an isolated technical bubble—unable to communicate…
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