How I operated as a Staff engineer at Heroku (2020)
Something about these articles reads so self congratulatory and aggrandizing...A lot of talk about how the author lives on the cross section of business, management, technical leadership and architecture - but literally zero mention of any measurable numbers or quantifiable impact. Little to no mention of honest disadvantages and limitations of this role.I also find it a bit strange how literally every single article on https://amyunger.com/ reminds us that the author is a staff engineer, cares deeply about staff positions, very knowledgeable about the staff engineering role, and that it's oh-so-difficult to achieve this prestigious title...