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What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
29 Jun 2023 Article

What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?

Anjuan Simmons
Anjuan Simmons
7 mins
What makes an effective software engineer?
28 Dec 2022 Article

What makes an effective software engineer?

Addy Osmani
Addy Osmani
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LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022
01 Sep 2022 Article

LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022

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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
To code or not to code: What's the right balance for Staff+ engineers?
11 Apr 2022 Article

To code or not to code: What's the right balance for Staff+ engineers?

Joy Ebertz
Joy Ebertz
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Finding the right engineering role for you
22 Nov 2021 Article

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Finding the right engineering role for you

Felipe Iserte Bonfim
Felipe Iserte Bonfim
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
What is senior IC? Flavours of technical leadership
26 Jul 2021 Video

What is senior IC? Flavours of technical leadership

Matthew Hawthorne
Matthew Hawthorne
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Embedding on a team as a Staff+ engineer
12 Dec 2022 Article

Embedding on a team as a Staff+ engineer

Shweta Bhandare
Shweta Bhandare
10 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
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
09 Sep 2021 Article

Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?

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Mariana Valette
5 mins
Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers
07 Sep 2020 Article

Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers

Tanya Reilly
Tanya Reilly
8 mins

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