My biggest gap going from Senior to Staff Software Engineer was in finding staff-level scope. My manager paired me with a few mentors to fix this. I took tons of notes and followed their advice, which helped me get promoted to the Staff level in 2 halves. Here’s what I learned.
Yes, one of the most common ways people have more impact is by leading larger work streams. They have a lot more responsibility since they own the outcomes of these larger efforts
Do Staff Software Engineer take on more responsibility than Senior?
Yes, one of the most common ways people have more impact is by leading larger work streams. They have a lot more responsibility since they own the outcomes of these larger efforts
Interesting. Would love to read more content on the "doings" of a Staff level engineer.
Sounds like a great idea, I’ll add it to my queue for a future post
only 41 likes, what a valuable article!