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What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
7 mins
29 Jun 2023
Article
What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
![Anjuan Simmons](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-05/Anjuan Simmons.png)
Anjuan
Simmons
What makes an effective software engineer?
9 mins
28 Dec 2022
Article
What makes an effective software engineer?
![Addy Osmani](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2023-03/Addy Osmani.png)
Addy
Osmani
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022
5 mins
01 Sep 2022
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022
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Ella
Morrish
Engineering manager or individual contributor: Which path is right for you?
7 mins
01 Aug 2022
Article
Engineering manager or individual contributor: Which path is right for you?
![Jason Lengstorf](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2021-01/Jason Lengstorf_0.png)
Jason
Lengstorf
To code or not to code: What's the right balance for Staff+ engineers?
10 mins
11 Apr 2022
Article
To code or not to code: What's the right balance for Staff+ engineers?
![Joy Ebertz](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-03/Joy Ebertz.png)
Joy
Ebertz
Finding the right engineering role for you
10 mins
22 Nov 2021
Article
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Finding the right engineering role for you
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Felipe
Iserte Bonfim
26 Jul 2021
Video
Role and Influence: The IC trajectory beyond Staff
![Yonatan Zunger](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-04/Yonatan Zunger.png)
Yonatan
Zunger
26 Jul 2021
Video
What is senior IC? Flavours of technical leadership
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Matthew
Hawthorne
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Keavy
McMinn
Boosting team performance as a tech lead
9 mins
12 Oct 2023
Article
Boosting team performance as a tech lead
![Tatsiana Mihai](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-04/Tatsiana Mihai.png)
Tatsiana
Mihai
Embedding on a team as a Staff+ engineer
10 mins
12 Dec 2022
Article
Embedding on a team as a Staff+ engineer
![Shweta Bhandare](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-12/Shweta Bhandare.png)
Shweta
Bhandare
The secret to getting to the Staff+ level? Leverage.
15 mins
11 Jul 2022
Article
The secret to getting to the Staff+ level? Leverage.
![Camille Fournier](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-01/Camille Fournier.png)
Camille
Fournier
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
5 mins
09 Sep 2021
Article
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
![Mariana Valette](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-04/Mariana Valette.png)
Mariana
Valette
Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers
8 mins
07 Sep 2020
Article
Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers
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Tanya
Reilly
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