Own The Goal

As a senior engineer, you are used to getting large, impactful projects and delivering them well, even if the initial project is incredibly ambiguous. However, this isn't nearly enough to get to staff. This lesson teaches you:

  • The difference between senior and staff engineers between what they own on their teams and how staff engineers have a fundamentally higher altitude with their perspective
  • What it means to own impact at a staff level instead of a senior, explained with an in-depth example
  • The core, high-level behavior shift you need to make from an ownership perspective to grow from senior to staff