it's a tangent, but the title inflation and Years of Experience really are horrible metrics these days to judge engineers. Especially in an age where employers actively plan for 2-3 year churn instead of long term retention.

I have no clue how you get 5 years of experience in any meaningful way on any given tech. You sure won't get that only from the workplace's day to day activities. YoE is more a metric of how much of a glutton for punishment you have more than anything.