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Re:My Time Working at Stripe by zeroonetwothree on Saturday November 02, 2024 @02:18PM (#42028119)
Many companies have parallel IC tracks. And even though higher level ICs do need to “herd” more you’re still doing a fair amount of technical work (maybe at least until director equivalent).
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Re:My Time Working at Stripe by Aeolun on Saturday November 02, 2024 @02:26PM (#42028174)
> maybe at least until director equivalent

Hence the issue xD I’m at the top of what my track offers, but it feels silly to stay in the same place for the next 30 years.

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Re:My Time Working at Stripe by astrange on Saturday November 02, 2024 @11:17PM (#42030933)
The director equivalents I know ("distinguished engineeer") still do plenty of individual work if they want to; it's simply expected that they know how to do things in a way that has the same leverage as a director. And yes, that can include temporarily recruiting people to do work outside their team.
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