Category: Career & Leadership

Beyond the Code.

Technical excellence gets you hired; soft skills get you promoted. As you move from Senior Developer to Staff Engineer or Principal Architect, your job shifts. It becomes less about writing loops and more about writing documents, negotiating with Product Managers, and mentoring junior talent.

This section is your “MBA for Engineering.” We tackle the uncomfortable truths of the industry:

• Negotiation: How to push back on unrealistic deadlines without being labeled “difficult.”
• Technical Writing: How to write RFCs and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) that get approved.
• The Staff Track: Understanding the difference between “Management” and “Individual Contribution” at the highest levels.