Track host
About the track
What skills do you need to develop if you want to stay on the technical track to technical lead, staff, or principal? What can you expect when you reach the Staff-Plus status? Will you still code?
While the management track has a plethora of books, courses, company training, and very clear expectations, the Staff-Plus Engineer path still does not receive the same level of support or clarity.
In this track, we will discuss what is expected from a Staff-Plus engineer, the leadership skills needed, the secrets to follow this path, how companies can be prepared to support Staff-Plus engineers, and why the future of our industry depends on it.
The day in the host's words
Sessions in this track
Wednesday 26 October. 5 sessions per track, chosen and introduced by the Track Host.
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: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.