Re:Staff Engineer Archetypes (2020)
by bombardier6789 on Saturday October 08, 2022 @06:38PM
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Yes and no.
I have been asked if staff engineers are around so that they can pick up projects noone wants to do. This entirely defeats the point of staff engineers.
I would want my staff engineering bunch to either pave the path or mentor the teams to do it themselves. Making it easier for the teams and future engineers could be a better strategy and effective multiplier.
If there is organisational mission critical software lacking any of this then it is a p0 and I would count it under high impact work rather than gardening.
Besides depending on company size, some of those responsibilities should belong to platform teams.
I have been asked if staff engineers are around so that they can pick up projects noone wants to do. This entirely defeats the point of staff engineers.
I would want my staff engineering bunch to either pave the path or mentor the teams to do it themselves. Making it easier for the teams and future engineers could be a better strategy and effective multiplier.
If there is organisational mission critical software lacking any of this then it is a p0 and I would count it under high impact work rather than gardening. Besides depending on company size, some of those responsibilities should belong to platform teams.