Staff Engineers (L6) are at the same level as engineering managers. They solve problems that few others can and play a critical role in setting team direction. They lead major initiatives and influence the engineering culture of teams around them. Here are the major differences between L5 and L6:
Great article as always, Ryan! I love the senior / staff level diagram. Helps me understand if the project I'm on is staff level scope (seems like it is, which is nice)
FAANG Career Ladder: Senior (L5) vs Staff (L6)
Interesting! Loved the 'ambiguity' part, it defenitely takes some skill to lead projects where the problem isn't clear :)
Great article as always, Ryan! I love the senior / staff level diagram. Helps me understand if the project I'm on is staff level scope (seems like it is, which is nice)
Thanks for the guidelines..it's very much helpful