Staff-Level Impact - Staff Engineer by Will Larson

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Staff Engineer by Will Larson! Join them as they discuss what it means to have staff-level impact, how being a staff engineer differs from being a senior engineer, and more!

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Staff Engineer by Will Larson

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00:00 Intro

01:08 About the Book and Author

03:34 Thoughts on Staff Engineer

09:29 Staff Engineer Archetypes and Organizational Dynamics

23:17 What Staff Engineers Actually Do

38:57 Soft Power and Cross-Team Impact

52:42 The Reality of Staff Engineering Work

1:03:16 Hot Takes - Silicon Valley and Career Paths

1:12:50 Final Thoughts

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