Ask HN: Do you know useful courses/certificates to reach Staff Engineer level?

Re:Ask HN: Do you know useful courses/certificates to reach ... by austincheney on Thursday June 03, 2021 @05:46AM (#27378991)

It would be helpful to hear your definition of staff engineer so that people can provide more specific guidance.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you know useful courses/certificates to reach ... by im_dario on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:36AM (#27382018)

I'm thinking about Staff Engineering as described in [0]

0: https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes

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Re:Ask HN: Do you know useful courses/certificates to reach ... by austincheney on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:58AM (#27383297)

I have seen different organizations define those 4 example roles in different ways to fit their internal company culture.

Think about it like this: Do you want to manage developers (people leader) or plan products (principle) or be a diplomat (architect)?

If you want to focus on leadership then read about leadership. If you want to be a principle then learn about the philosophy of technology design and planning. If you want to be an architect then practice writing and learn to translate between precise technical requirements, user fulfillment, and owner business goals.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you know useful courses/certificates to reach ... by im_dario on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @04:58AM (#27432059)

Thanks!

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