
The solver role can be temporary for handling a crisis, but it can be longer if needed. Staff plus roles have different flavors, like tech lead, architect, solver, or right hand. The benefit will be that you can have more impact on the organization, Gil mentioned. So they set out to document it in blogs on StaffEng, interviewing engineers and publishing books on the topic such as " The Staff Engineer’s Path" by Tanya Reilly and " Staff Engineer: leadership beyond the management track" by Will Larson.Īs a staff plus engineer, you will be working longer time frames, and you have to be ok with that. Blanca Garcia Gil presented Five Behaviours to Become an Effective Staff-Plus Engineer at QCon London 2022.Ī few years ago technical leaders such as Pat Kua, Will Larson and Tanya Reilly realised there was not a clear description of what a staff plus engineer does nor their career path. To increase your effectiveness as a staff-plus engineer, it can help to develop your communication, listening, technical strategy, and networking skills.
