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Career paths, progression, promotion

What the engineering career ladder looks like and how you can get to the next level

Learning to enjoy the career progression journey
25 Jan 2023 Article

Learning to enjoy the career progression journey

Stu Cavill
Stu Cavill
6 mins
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
13 Jan 2023 Article

What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers

Josh Fruhlinger
Josh Fruhlinger
8 mins
Creating a career progression framework for engineers
20 Dec 2022 Article

Creating a career progression framework for engineers

Nikos Galifianakis
Nikos Galifianakis
Laura Pearce
Laura Pearce
8 mins
What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
06 Dec 2022 Article

What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together

Josh Fruhlinger
Josh Fruhlinger
9 mins
What UK engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022
08 Nov 2022 Article

What UK engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022

Scott Carey
Scott Carey
2 mins
What US engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022
08 Nov 2022 Article

What US engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022

Scott Carey
Scott Carey
2 mins
Is a project management career right for you?
23 Aug 2022 Article

Is a project management career right for you?

Björn Fastabend
Björn Fastabend
11 mins
Engineering manager or individual contributor: Which path is right for you?
01 Aug 2022 Article

Engineering manager or individual contributor: Which path is right for you?

Jason Lengstorf
Jason Lengstorf
7 mins
The secret to getting to the Staff+ level? Leverage.
11 Jul 2022 Article

The secret to getting to the Staff+ level? Leverage.

Camille Fournier
Camille Fournier
15 mins
Eight things you need to know when moving from a startup to an established tech company
30 May 2022 Article

Eight things you need to know when moving from a startup to an established tech company

Govind Chandrasekhar
Govind Chandrasekhar
12 mins
Four things you need to know from 'Setting yourself up for success as a remote candidate'
14 Apr 2022 Article

Four things you need to know from 'Setting yourself up for success as a remote candidate'

ella-morrish-pink
Ella Morrish
4 mins
How to grow your impact beyond your team
13 Apr 2022 Article

How to grow your impact beyond your team

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
8 mins
Getting credit for invisible work at the Staff+ level
11 Apr 2022 Article

Getting credit for invisible work at the Staff+ level

Ryan
Ryan Harter
10 mins
How to maximize your job offer as a remote engineer
23 Mar 2022 Article

How to maximize your job offer as a remote engineer

Lawrence Barker
Lawrence Barker
13 mins
Advice for the reluctant new manager
08 Mar 2022 Article

Advice for the reluctant new manager

Camille Fournier
Camille Fournier
9 mins
Four mistakes I made as a new manager
24 Feb 2022 Article

Four mistakes I made as a new manager

AbdulFattah Popoola
AbdulFattah Popoola
12 mins
Career Vectors - CTO Flavors: Mixing & Matching Skillsets
18 Jan 2022 Conference session

Career Vectors - CTO Flavors: Mixing & Matching Skillsets

Meri Williams
Meri Williams
How do engineers learn? A model for teaching skills, knowledge, and wisdom
24 Nov 2021 Article

How do engineers learn? A model for teaching skills, knowledge, and wisdom

Hywel
Hywel Carver
14 mins
An engineer's guide to choosing the right job
05 Oct 2021 Video

An engineer's guide to choosing the right job

Tripta Gupta
Tripta Gupta
Rukmini Reddy
Rukmini Reddy
+3 more
45mins
Five things you need to know from ‘Addressing your team's technical skills gaps’
21 Dec 2021 Article

Five things you need to know from ‘Addressing your team's technical skills gaps’

ella-morrish-pink
Ella Morrish
6 mins
Luminary Interview with Diane Tang
04 Aug 2021 Video

Luminary Interview with Diane Tang

diane
Diane Tang
Tanya Reilly
Tanya Reilly
10 mins
Luminary Interview with Lea Kissner
04 Aug 2021 Video

Luminary Interview with Lea Kissner

Lea Kissner
Lea Kissner
Blanca Garcia Gil
Blanca Garcia Gil
10 mins
What is senior IC? Flavours of technical leadership
26 Jul 2021 Video

What is senior IC? Flavours of technical leadership

Matthew Hawthorne
Matthew Hawthorne
Keavy McMinn
Keavy McMinn
+3 more
40 mins
Down with the "Boss"
26 Jul 2021 Video

Down with the "Boss"

Dalia Havens
Dalia Havens
15 mins
The push and pull of ongoing career conversations
23 Mar 2021 Article

The push and pull of ongoing career conversations

Fabian Camargo
Fabian Camargo
5 mins
Why is an individual contributor like a Tetris block?
16 Mar 2021 Article

Why is an individual contributor like a Tetris block?

Denise Yu
Denise Yu
6 mins
Navigating engineering performance reviews
03 Feb 2021 Article

Navigating engineering performance reviews

smruti patel
Smruti Patel
10 mins
Maximize your mentorship: search and secure
01 Feb 2021 Article

Maximize your mentorship: search and secure

Neha Batra
Neha Batra
7 mins
Rethinking the Developer Career Path
08 Jun 2017 Video

Rethinking the Developer Career Path

Randall Koutnik
Randall Koutnik
25 mins
How to hold career path conversations with developers
24 Apr 2018 Video

How to hold career path conversations with developers

John Riviello
John Riviello
32 mins
Designing a growth framework for your engineering team
17 Dec 2020 Article

Designing a growth framework for your engineering team

Yenny Cheung
Yenny Cheung
9 mins
Your promotion process is leaving underrepresented groups behind
27 Nov 2020 Article

Your promotion process is leaving underrepresented groups behind

Jason Wong
Jason Wong
5 mins
Managing pay and reward through a growth framework
28 Sep 2020 Article

Managing pay and reward through a growth framework

Will Lewis
Will Lewis
7 mins
1:1 Foundations: best practices for conversations that count
21 Aug 2020 Article

1:1 Foundations: best practices for conversations that count

Adrienne Lowe
Adrienne Lowe
5 mins
How to create a career ladder for your software engineering teams
30 Apr 2019 Video

How to create a career ladder for your software engineering teams

Marco Rogers
Marco Rogers
32 mins
Effective career conversations with your engineers
30 Apr 2019 Video

Effective career conversations with your engineers

Adrienne Lowe
Adrienne Lowe
31 mins
What is a CTO? Your organization’s tech visionary
29 Dec 2022 Article

What is a CTO? Your organization’s tech visionary

Josh Fruhlinger
Josh Fruhlinger
7 mins
What is an Engineering Manager? Making the step up from lead engineer
14 Nov 2022 Article

What is an Engineering Manager? Making the step up from lead engineer

Josh Fruhlinger
Josh Fruhlinger
11 mins
What is a Vice President of Engineering?
05 Sep 2022 Article

What is a Vice President of Engineering?

ella-morrish-pink
Ella Morrish
11 mins
How to navigate organizational changes
13 Jul 2022 Article

How to navigate organizational changes

Leslie Chapman
Leslie Chapman
10 mins
How to build an apprenticeship program for engineering managers
24 May 2022 Article

How to build an apprenticeship program for engineering managers

Jey Flore
Jey Flores
17 mins
How to stand out behind the screen: A guide for remote candidates
05 Apr 2022 Article

How to stand out behind the screen: A guide for remote candidates

Matthew Gladyshev
Matthew Gladyshev
11 mins
What top companies are looking for in a great remote technical interview
09 Mar 2022 Article

What top companies are looking for in a great remote technical interview

Robin Gupta
Robin Gupta
10 mins
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
21 Feb 2022 Article

Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org

Sarah Milstein
Sarah Milstein
11 mins
Ego is getting in the way of learning
13 Oct 2021 Article

Ego is getting in the way of learning

Hywel
Hywel Carver
11 mins
Luminary Interview with Coraline Ada Ehmke
05 Aug 2021 Video

Luminary Interview with Coraline Ada Ehmke

Coraline Ada Ehmke
Coraline Ada Ehmke
Blanca Garcia Gil
Blanca Garcia Gil
10 mins
Role and Influence: The IC trajectory beyond Staff
26 Jul 2021 Video

Role and Influence: The IC trajectory beyond Staff

Yonatan Zunger
Yonatan Zunger
15 mins
Navigating engineering performance reviews: part two
07 Apr 2021 Article

Navigating engineering performance reviews: part two

smruti patel
Smruti Patel
13 mins
Document yourself: a framework for career advancement
09 Mar 2021 Article

Document yourself: a framework for career advancement

Michelle Brenner
Michelle Brenner
9 mins
Understanding the role of software architects
29 Jan 2021 Article

Understanding the role of software architects

Natasha Gupta
Natasha Gupta
Weiping Peng
Weiping Peng
+4 more
5 mins
Creating goal-setting workshops for managers in your 1:1s
27 Jun 2018 Video

Creating goal-setting workshops for managers in your 1:1s

Melinda Seckington
Melinda Seckington
13 mins
Career ladders aren't enough – you need a thoughtful promotion process, too
27 Oct 2020 Article

Career ladders aren't enough – you need a thoughtful promotion process, too

Sarah Milstein
Sarah Milstein
9 mins
The reality of being a Principal Engineer
10 Aug 2020 Article

The reality of being a Principal Engineer

Silvia Botros
Silvia Botros
6 mins
Optimizing the 'glue work' in your team
30 Apr 2019 Video

Optimizing the 'glue work' in your team

Tanya Reilly
Tanya Reilly
28 mins

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