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Qué es un ingeniero de producto y en qué se diferencia de un programador

Un ingeniero de producto (product engineer, en inglés) es la persona que se hace responsable de que tu producto digital funcione y resuelva lo que tu negocio necesita, no solo de que el código que le pediste quede escrito. Decide qué debe hacer la primera versión y qué se deja para después, la construye, la publica y la mantiene funcionando. Un programador, en el sentido más común de la palabra,…

A product engineer, or "product engineer" in English, is responsible for ensuring that a digital product functions and solves the needs of a business, not just for the code to be written. They decide what the first version of the product should do and what can be left for later, build it, publish it, and keep it functioning. A programmer, on the other hand, takes a defined task and executes it well.

While both roles involve writing code, the difference lies in who makes the decisions and who is accountable for the outcome. This distinction matters because choosing the wrong role can be more costly than choosing the wrong technology.

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