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Staff Projects: Pt 3. Breaking into Staff Engineering

How to bridge the gap between the fuzzy expectations on the engineering ladder and the day-to-day actions top performers use to drive their careers forward.

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Feb 12, 2025
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Breaking the Staff Engineer Ceiling Series

Are you wanting to break through to Staff+ Engineer levels but tired of vague career ladders and unclear expectations?

In parts 1 & 2 of this series, we explored what Staff Engineers do and how they operate. Today, Thiago Ghisi (Director of Engineering at NuBank) goes deep into what transformed his career and helped dozens o…

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Helping Staff+ Engineers, EMs & Tech Execs scale teams, grow careers & fix the hard stuff. Previously Eng. Director @ Nubank, Apple, Amex, ThoughtWorks. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thiagoghisi
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