The Staff Plus Journey

Thinking Bigger as a Software Engineer | Joy Ebertz @ Imprint, ex-Microsoft, Box, Split

Episode 3: Joy shares her journey from MIT to becoming a Principal Engineer and we dive into what it really means to “think bigger” as an engineer, how staff+ engineers create impact across organizations, what it takes to navigate a big migration, excelling as a woman in tech and much more! Reach out at http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey [http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey] or leave a comment! * Survivorship Bias Plane Image [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#/media/File:Survivorship-bias.svg] * Thinking Bigger - Joy Ebertz [https://jkebertz.medium.com/thinking-bigger-ab25b93b20f0] * Cuckoo Filter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_filter] * Staff Plus Archetypes [https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes/] * Staff Engineer book by Will Larson (featuring Joy!) [https://staffeng.com/book/]

Hidden Laws of Software Engineering | Sean Goedecke @ Github, Ex-Zendesk

Welcome to episode 2! In this conversation with Sean, we dive into what actually matters inside engineering organizations, how to build strong relationships with managers, and why understanding the business is critical for career growth. - Software engineers should be a little bit cynical– Sean Goedecke [https://www.seangoedecke.com/a-little-bit-cynical/] - Generic Good Stuff - Randall Koutnik [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARe6IiQUHM&t=112s] - How I got promoted to staff engineer twice – Sean Goedecke [https://www.seangoedecke.com/staff-engineer-promotions/] - Staff Engineer Archetypes [https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes/]– staffeng.com [http://staffeng.com] - How LLMs Work – Sean Goedecke [https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-llms-work/] - The Abyss – Ben Kuhn [https://www.benkuhn.net/abyss/] - Worry-Driven Development – Sean Goedecke [https://www.seangoedecke.com/worry-driven-development/] - Thinking Clearly About Software – Sean Goedecke [https://www.seangoedecke.com/thinking-clearly/] - Seeing Like a Software Company – Sean Goedecke [https://www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-a-software-company/] - Dialectic Podcast – Jackson Dahl [https://jacksondahl.com/dialectic] Reach out at http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey [http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey] or leave a comment!

Becoming a Problem Finder | Randall Koutnik @ Linear, Ex-Netflix, Jellyfish, Slack

Welcome to episode 1! Enjoy this conversation with Randall, where we chatted about career growth as an engineer, leveraging open source experience, having a public presence and so much more! Reach out at linkedin.com/in/dboaitey [http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey] or leave a comment! Show notes/links below or here: https://danieldrumma.github.io/pod-site/episode.html?slug=getting-started [https://danieldrumma.github.io/pod-site/episode.html?slug=getting-started] Show Notes * Randall's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-koutnik-5276ba50] * Paul Graham on startups as leverage [https://paulgraham.com/wealth.html] * Rethinking the Developer Career Path [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIPbE7BssOs] * Netflix - Culture of Freedom of Culture and Responsibility [https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/knowledge-at-wharton-podcast/how-netflix-built-its-company-culture/] * Jeff Atwood's blog [https://blog.codinghorror.com/] * Angular Batarang Performance Talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS7iHR6topY] * Generic Good Stuff Talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARe6IiQUHM] * Calculords Blog [https://rkoutnik.com/2016/04/06/Hacking-Calculords.html]