How has your work-life balance been under each of these roles, and what would you've done differently in hindsight (if at all)?

Senior Software Engineer [ICT4] at Apple

Arsalan Jumani

Resources on how to become or be a Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer

Senior to staff (L5 -> L6 by FAANG leveling) is where 95%+ of engineers hit a growth wall. While junior to senior is fairly foundational, this all changes at staff where you need make big mindset changes to maximize impact.

[Taro Top 10] Senior Engineer To Staff Engineer (L5 To L6)

It doesn't matter how talented you are as a software engineer: If you don't have a good engineering manager supporting you, your career growth is dead in the water.