Speaker
Abstract
In this panel we will bring experienced Staff-Plus Engineers to discuss key topics to help you in your career path:
- What skills you need to develop if you want to be a successful Staff-Plus Engineer
- What can you expect when you reach Staff-Plus status
- How companies can support and incentivize professionals that want to stay in the technical career
- How the future of the industry can be shaped by providing a clear technical career path
76%
senior dev or higher
1:11
speaker ratio
60+
practitioners
QCon San Francisco 2022 is a three day conference for senior software engineers, architects and team leads. An international program committee of working engineers selects every session. Patterns and practices, not products and pitches.
Part of the track
Staff+ Engineer Path Hosted by Fabiane Nardon Data Scientist, Java Champion & CTO @tail_oficiaFrom the same track
Wednesday 26 October
10:35 Pacific DEKJ Session Staff Plus Engineering The Secret to Finding Impactful Projects to Land a Staff-Plus Engineer Role Akhilesh Gupta Principal Software Engineer @LinkedIn, previously Lead Engineer @Uber So, you want to be a Staff-Plus Engineer at your organization. Are you one of a hundred engineers vying for that big new shiny project to get you there? 11:50 Ballroom BC Session Staff Plus Engineering How Community Engagement Can Boost Your Staff-Plus Career Eder Ignatowicz Principal Software Engineer and Architect @RedHat, previously Chair @QConSaoPaulo How does someone become a successful Staff-Plus Engineer? It is probably a mix of technical skills and having the right opportunities. But what if you don't have access to the best opportunities or the right contacts? 13:40 Ballroom BC Session Staff Plus Engineering The Engineer/Manager Pendulum Charity Majors CTO @Honeycombio, Previously engineer & manager @Facebook @Parse & @Linden Lab Should you be a manager? Or should you be an engineer? The old wisdom used to say that you should pick a lane and stick to it, but this is bad advice. 14:55 Pacific DEKJ Session Staff Plus Engineering Unraveling Techno-Solutionism: How I Fell Out of Love with “Ethical” Machine Learning Katharine Jarmul Principal Data Scientist @Thoughtworks As a Staff-Plus Engineer, I’ve had plenty of learning moments in my career where I realized my view of a problem was hindered by my own desire to solve it with technology. 16:10 Seacliff ABC Session The Staff-Plus Engineer Path Panel Eder Ignatowicz, Charity Majors, Akhilesh Gupta, Katharine Jarmul In this panel we will bring experienced Staff-Plus Engineers to discuss key topics to help you in your career path: