Matthew Hawthorne discusses how his talk at LeadDev West Coast in October will help Staff+ engineers use their unique standing more effectively.
Staff+ engineers take up a unique place in engineering organizations, but they also have a unique power to impact both business priorities and team culture. In a world where engineers are being asked to do more with less, staff engineers can be extremely valuable in their power to effectively evaluate how you and your team spend their time.
Ahead of his talk at LeadDev West Coast later this year, Scott Carey (SC), checked in with Matthew Hawthorne (MH), an independent software engineer who has previously worked at Twitter, Netflix, and Comcast, to hear more about using your power as a staff engineer.
