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Duretti Hirpa

Duretti Hirpa is a writer and Staff Engineer based in San Francisco, California. She’s a ten-year veteran of the technology industry.

Duretti Hirpa is a writer and staff engineer based in San Francisco, California. She’s a ten-year veteran of the technology industry. Duretti has a humanities background and often thinks about the intersection between people and technology. She likes treats, the feeling of finding the perfect animated gif to convey your meaning, and the vocal stylings of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

How to become a staff+ engineer

What do you need to be able to demonstrate to get promoted to a staff engineer?

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Creating processes that don't impede autonomy

Many factors contribute to developer happiness. However, as engineers, we’re often singularly obsessed with the idea that our job satisfaction comes solely from solving only the most interesting technical challenges.

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How to affect change without losing your job

Sometimes, we want to make changes to processes and habits our team has, but it’s not around the code itself. How can we do that? How do we make changes to the habits of hundreds? Moreover, how can we do this work as individual contributors?

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