- likes to solve - and is good at solving - all kinds of problems.
- once the problem is solved, is not jealous about it, but is happy pass the solution for someone else to polish and maintain
- dislikes routine work
And so forth. Unfortunately I can't recall it anymore. There was even a career site mentioned that was dedicated for/named after these kind of folks. Closest my research brings up is CWTFO ( https://klinger.io/posts/joining-hypergrowth-startups-%F0%9F%98%AC ) But it is not the word I am looking for - and neither is jack of all trades.
Anyone happen to remember what I am looking for?
Who is an engineer that excitedly looks forward to that final 10% of polish and maintenance? (I do it because I look forward to shipping things, and ofc pay)
What engineer enjoys routine work? Oh, lovely, I'll go and clean up comments in the code today... for a tenth day again.
The only distinction that seems to make any sense seems to be that they are "good at solving" all kinds of problems.
I'd call those "good engineers".
Edit: I seriously hope you are not looking for "10x engineer"!