Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track

Will Larson, an engineering leader who has worked at Stripe, Uber, and Calm, explains who staff engineers are and what they actually do. The first part covers the role itself and the skills it requires; the second consists of interviews with staff- and principal-level engineers from a variety of companies.

It is most useful for strong senior engineers thinking about their next step. But it will also help managers understand what to expect from a staff role on their team.