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The Staff+ Engineer: Career Growth Beyond Senior Without Becoming a Manager

The Staff+ Engineer: Career Growth Beyond Senior Without Becoming a Manager

February 24, 2026

The IC Track Comes of Age For most of software engineering’s history, the career path had a chokepoint: senior engineer....

The Engineering Manager’s Dilemma: Career Path, Compensation, and Why the Best Engineers Don’t Always Make the Best Managers

The Engineering Manager’s Dilemma: Career Path, Compensation, and Why the Best Engineers Don’t Always Make the Best Managers

February 24, 2026

The Fork in the Road That Defines Tech Careers At some point between the third and seventh year of a...