Python
A widely used programming language known for readability, popular for backend development, data science, and machine learning.
Think of it like
Like a Swiss Army knife of programming languages — readable enough for beginners, capable enough to build backends, crunch data, or train models.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Says they 'know Python' without naming an ecosystem.
Senior sounds like
Can name the specific ecosystem — web backend, data/ML, scripting — their experience is actually in.
Ask them
“Which Python ecosystem is your experience in — web backend, data/ML, or scripting and automation?”
Sounds like real experience
Names the specific ecosystem and libraries they actually used — an ORM, pandas, a scripting tool — and a real problem solved with it, not just 'I know Python.'
Probe further if
Claims general Python fluency without being able to name a specific library, project, or problem it was actually used to solve.