What It Takes to Be a Full-Stack Engineer: The Path to Becoming a Translator of Design Philosophies and a Structural Thinker
In modern web development, a "full-stack engineer" refers to an engineer equipped with a broad range of skills that cover the entire development process, including front-end, back-end, and infrastructure. In essence, they are versatile individuals, or "all-rounders" so to speak, capable of flexibly handling any area of system development, whether working independently or as part of a team. However, in the Japanese web development industry, the term "full-stack engineer" commonly refers to individuals who can handle both back-end and front-end development. Yet, the true meaning of being full-stack extends beyond merely possessing a skillset that spans multiple technical domains. It is the structural thinker—one who deeply understands different design philosophies and values, and can translate, integrate, and bridge them—who is truly deserving of the title "full-stack.”
