Staff level engineering mentorship

• Levels across companies are not created equal. "Staff Engineer" at a startup might be more equivalent to Senior or even Mid-Level Engineer at a tier 1 FAANG company
• If you are able to land a higher level at a legit company, I'd take it. You'll likely get compensated more, you'll have time to ramp up, and you have Taro to help :)

Of course, you should still do your homework. I'd do research for things like other Senior/Staff engineers at the company, and check how supportive the manager is.

In terms of specific mentorship:

• You can chat with people via https://www.jointaro.com/networking/
• I can recommend a few coaches if you message me in the Taro Premium Slack
• I have a few coaching clients at https://jointaro.com/coaching

I'm literally uploading the Senior To Staff (L5 to L6) course onto Taro right now!

In the meantime, I recommend these resources to understand the difference between Senior and Staff:

• [Taro Top 10] Senior Engineer To Staff Engineer (L5 To L6)
• https://www.jointaro.com/course/master-the-behavioral-interview-as-a-software-engineer/staff-engineer/

However, as Rahul mentioned, I wouldn't worry too much about the level as levels aren't standardized, making them ultimately just random strings in the grand scheme of things. If the recruiter thinks you could be Staff, then go for it!