What sounds like help can feel like control.

At some point, support starts to sound like hovering.\
And it’s hard to see when you’ve crossed that line.

This section takes a closer look at that moment—when helping quietly turns into handling.\
It’s more common than you think. Especially when you care.

At some point, support starts to sound like hovering.\
And it’s hard to see when you’ve crossed that line

Senior Staff Engineers have influence across multiple teams and orgs. They are critical contributors to the direction of their organization, participating in strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.

Staff engineers are extremely vital to any engineering team, viewing the landscape from the overall team charter level instead of individual projects.

Becoming a tech lead is the most common growth path for software engineers as they grow to senior and staff levels.

Taro offers advice for tech leads who want to manage their projects or teams more effectively

A tech lead is responsible for guiding multiple software engineers throughout the execution of a project. They usually have many years of software engineer experience and system design knowledge to help them navigate through complex software engineering situations. They work with multiple stakeholders to ensure that a project is delivered on time. They also set expectations for deliverables and quality of the project.