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)
Interesting! Loved the 'ambiguity' part, it defenitely takes some skill to lead projects where the problem isn't clear :)
Thank you Anton!
The higher up engineers are, the better they are at dealing with ambiguity
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)
That's great to hear. If your work aligns with the scope mentioned here, it's only a matter of time until you are promoted to Staff!
Thanks for the guidelines..it's very much helpful
Happy to help Selvamani!