The Staff Engineer's Path

by Tanya Reilly

Software Development

Book Details

Book Title

The Staff Engineer's Path

Author

Tanya Reilly

Publisher

O'Reilly Media, Inc

Publication Date

2022

ISBN

9781098118730

Number of Pages

359

Language

English

Format

PDF

File Size

8.9MB

Subject

software development

Table of Contents

  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Big Picture
  • Chapter 1. What Would You Say You Do Here?
  • What Even Is a Staff Engineer?
  • Enough Philosophy. What’s My Job?
  • Understanding Your Role
  • Aligning on Scope, Shape, and Primary Focus
  • To Recap
  • Chapter 2. Three Maps
  • Uh, Did Anyone Bring a Map?
  • The Locator Map: Getting Perspective
  • The Topographical Map: Navigating the Terrain
  • The Treasure Map: Remind Me Where We’re Going?
  • Your Personal Journey
  • To Recap
  • Chapter 3. Creating the Big Picture
  • The Scenario: SockMatcher Needs a Plan
  • What’s a Vision? What’s a Strategy?
  • The Approach
  • The Writing
  • The Launch
  • Case Study: SockMatcher
  • To Recap
  • Part II. Execution
  • Chapter 4. Finite Time
  • Doing All the Things
  • Time
  • Resource Constraints
  • Choosing Projects
  • To Recap
  • Chapter 5. Leading Big Projects
  • The Life of a Project
  • The Start of a Project
  • Driving the Project
  • To Recap
  • Chapter 6. Why Have We Stopped?
  • The Project Isn’t Moving—Should It Be?
  • You’re Lost
  • You Have Arrived…Somewhere?
  • To Recap
  • Part III. Leveling Up
  • Chapter 7. You’re a Role Model Now (Sorry)
  • What Does It Mean to Do a Good Job?
  • Be Competent
  • Be Responsible
  • Remember the Goal
  • Look Ahead
  • To Recap
  • Chapter 8. Good Influence at Scale
  • Good Influence
  • Advice
  • Teaching
  • Guardrails
  • Opportunity
  • To Recap
  • Chapter 9. What’s Next?
  • Your Career
  • Your Current Role
  • Paths from Here
  • Prepare to Reset
  • Your Choices Matter
  • To Recap
  • Index
  • About the Author