David Noël-Romas (@davidnoelromas) and Alex Kessinger (@voidfiles)

StaffEng

Technology EN ↓ 27 episodes

Conversations with software engineers who have progressed beyond the career level, into Staff levels and beyond. We discuss the areas of work that set Staff-plus level engineers apart from other individual contributors; things like setting technical direction, mentorship and sponsorship, providing engineering perspective to the org, etc. Hosted by David Noël-Romas (@davidnoelromas) and Alex Kessinger (@voidfiles).

Author

David Noël-Romas (@davidnoelromas) and Alex Kessinger (@voidfiles)

Episodes

Mike McQuaid (GitHub) 06.04.2021 47:45

Today we have a great guest to talk about his transition to, and current role as, a staff engineer: Mike McQuaid from GitHub! Mike is also a project leader at Homebrew, and brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the table, as well as the obvious added perspective that any engineer from the GitHub team would have. In our conversation, we get into a bit of Mike's journey up until now, t...

Sarah Dayan (Algolia) 30.03.2021 50:22

A promotion might be a climb up the ladder but, in actual fact, it’s a step in many directions. Today, we speak with staff plus engineer Sarah Dayan, about the many nuances of her current role at Algolia, both subtle and overt. In this episode, we find out what it takes to lead teams, advocate up and down within your organization, and why relationships are of utmost importance. Getting into the sw...