• The Staff Engineer's Path

  • A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
  • By: Tanya Reilly
  • Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
  • Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (25 ratings)

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By: Tanya Reilly
Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
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For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But treating management as the default path for an engineer with leadership ability doesn't serve the industry well—or the engineer. The staff engineer's path allows engineers to contribute at a high level as role models, driving big projects, determining technical strategy, and raising everyone's skills.

This in-depth book shows you how to understand your role, manage your time, master strategic thinking, and set the standard for technical work. You'll learn about how to be a leader without direct authority, how to plan ahead to make the right technical decisions, and how to make everyone around you better, while still growing as an expert in your domain.

By exploring the three pillars of a staff engineer's job, Tanya Reilly, a veteran of the staff engineer track, shows you how to:

- Take a broad, strategic view when thinking about your work

- Dive into practical tactics for making projects succeed

- Determine what "good engineering" means in your organization

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Tanya Reilly (P)2023 Ascent Audio

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The ultimate guidebook for Staff Engineers.

While waiting for an audiobook, I wondered how similar it would be to Will Larson's "Staff Engineer". It turns out, it's a completely different book. While Will provides a good understanding and a high-level overview of the role, Tanya delves into the daily challenges and offers solutions to those problems. To add a bit more: it's absolutely packed with tips and advice. Given my reading approach, I anticipate at least 3-4 re-reads to fully grasp all the insights.

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