> Some companies genuinely care about this. Some even mention it in their job descriptions. They want candidates who perform well under pressure.
Who are these self-important employers?? I mean, outside of Ops and live incident response, are there really that many software engineer roles that require someone to perform well under pressure? It seems a false and egotistic narrative. If you need a software builder to perform under pressure then you've got systemic issues of a type not solved with software. You need better management or better work practices.
The stress in the Ops world is getting systems back to normal operation as quickly as possible because of lost revenue.
In the Dev world stress comes from the demand to add new features in unrealistic timeframes. The "product" has already been sold even if it's not finished yet. The business risks losing revenue by not delivering promised functionality.
Both Dev and Ops people experience equal stress from the same employer due to different reasons.