January 2023
Intermediate
56m
English
video
Software Development Hour with Sam Newman: The Staff Engineer's Path with Tanya Reilly
by Sam Newman, Tanya Reilly
Closed Captioning available in German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Overview
Join us for a special conversation with Sam Newman and The Staff Engineer's Path author Tanya Reilly to learn why companies need engineers that contribute at a high level as role models—driving big projects, determining technical strategy, and raising everyone's skills. They’ll discuss the three key pillars of the staff engineer role: taking a broad, strategic view when thinking about your work; diving into practical tactics for making projects succeed; and determining what "good engineering" means in your organization. They’ll also explore what it means 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.
Sam and Tanya will also talk about the staff engineer role, how to lead without taking the management track, or their own career journeys. They’ll spend a few minutes covering the trends that are influencing software, then tell you what you need to know to stay ahead of the curve.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it- Understand why staff engineers are critical to any company
- Discover what’s coming next for software development
- You want the chance to ask Sam Newman and Tanya Reilly your questions about the staff engineer role and learn how to implement it at your organization.
- You’re looking for ways to move into a senior or staff engineering role.
Recommended follow-up:
- Read The Staff Engineer’s Path (book)
- Read The Manager’s Path or listen to the audiobook
- Read 97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know (book)
- Attend Software Development Superstream: Becoming a Senior Software Engineer (live event on February 22, 2023)
Please note that slides or supplemental materials are not available for download from this recording. Resources are only provided at the time of the live event.
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