Discussing Staff Engineer by Will Larson: How to Navigate Technical Leadership Beyond Senior Level

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Staff Engineer by Will Larson! Join them as they discuss what it means to have staff-level impact, how being a staff engineer differs from being a senior engineer, and more!

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Staff Engineer by Will Larson
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00:00 Intro
01:08 About the Book and Author
03:34 Thoughts on Staff Engineer
09:29 Staff Engineer Archetypes and Organizational Dynamics
23:17 What Staff Engineers Actually Do
38:57 Soft Power and Cross-Team Impact
52:42 The Reality of Staff Engineering Work
1:03:16 Hot Takes - Silicon Valley and Career Paths
1:12:50 Final Thoughts

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