What to look for
- 01
Identify the technical leadership work your organization actually needs.
- 02
Use the patterns to explain why staff engineers with the same level may work differently.
Keep in mind
These are observed patterns, not exhaustive job categories. Some require a scale or executive relationship that a small company does not have.
Try this next
Describe a proposed staff role by its decisions and collaborators, then use the archetypes to expose any mismatched expectations.
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