Readings: becoming a senior engineer

For folks wanting to understand what it means to be a “senior” engineer, here are a few useful articles you can study.

The canonical statement is by John Allspaw: On Being a Senior Engineer. It is worth reading carefully, more than once.

Camille Fournier has a great piece on becoming senior: The Senior Shift.

Cindy Sridharan’s piece on understanding your org is also critical, for understanding how to define your role: Know How Your Org Works.

Finally, Will Larson’s online resource staffeng.com further clarifies the senior role by delving deeply into the senior+ roles of staff and principal.

Happy reading!