> saying they're unexpectedly dark strongly implies you didn't think someone of that ethnicity was capable of being a software developer.

Everything is blue if you wear blue tinted glasses

I live in a city where I expect everyone to be expectedly dark, and anyone that come near to my white shade is very unexpectedly light

If I go to the pale end of the country, any darker skin would be unexpected, no matter the job title and no matter the IQ level

No unexpecting person should be liable for your projected meaning on surprising turn of events