Archive - Path to Staff Engineer

Turn Side Projects Into Wins At Work

Channel your passion into wins

Nov 23 •

The Art of Influence: A Staff Engineer's Playbook

How a staff engineer uses influence as a tool to get things done.

Published on ChaiTime • Nov 17

How to Handle Critical Feedback Well

Turn criticism into your secret weapon

Nov 10 •

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Navigating Sticky Situations as an Engineer

How a Meta Staff Engineer handles four common sticky work situations

Published on Diary of an Engineering Manager • Nov 9

Don’t Become an Engineering Manager

Without preparing for these four hidden realities first.

Nov 2 •

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Suresh Choudhary

October 2024

Side Quests That Supercharged A Tech Executive’s Career

How 20% projects, community contributions and hobbies accelerated an ex-Google director's career growth

Oct 26 •

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Mastering Time Management by a Staff SWE at Meta

How to manage time as a Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Published on The Hustling Engineer • Oct 20

The Path from Senior Engineer to CTO

Why CTO, biggest challenges faced and how Gregor overcame them

Oct 13 •

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Gregor Ojstersek

Why 'Feeling Right' is Dangerous

The Power of Objective Reasoning in Engineering

Oct 5 •

September 2024

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