November 20, 2024
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A staff engineer is a senior individual contributor who uses their technical skills to solve big-picture problems across teams.
If you’re a developer ready to advance beyond the senior engineer level, you have two paths in front of you. One is the management track. The other track is somewhat less defined but often referred to as technical leadership. Here, you’ll remain an individual contributor, using your skills as needed across the company to solve big-picture problems. Staff engineer is the usual job title for the first position on this track.
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November 20, 2024
