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What does it look like to be a senior+ / staff software engineer?

Staff engineers are the ones making $400,000+... But how do you become one? Spoiler: it’s not just years of experience. Let’s dive in to find out...

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Caleb Mellas
Sep 27, 2023
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Have you ever wondered? What does it look like to be a senior+ / staff software engineer?

Personally, I spent several yrs thinking about that, trying to figure out how I could grow mid-level dev, to senior engineer, to staff engineer.

Spoiler: it’s not just years of experience. 👇

Staff engineers are usually the engineers you hear about that are L6 level …

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