The Path to Staff Engineer and Beyond
Staying on the IC train: what comes after senior engineer if management isn’t the goal, and why going from manager back to IC isn’t a demotion.
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The Path to Staff Engineer and Beyond (The Director's Cut)
What is the next step for senior engineers if management isn’t their goal? This extended version of the talk introduces the concept of Staff Engineer as a career path, and discusses how to navigate the transition from senior engineer to staff engineer and beyond.
Learn More →The Path to Staff Engineer and Beyond: Staying on the IC Train
What is the next step for senior engineers if management isn’t their goal? This talk introduces the concept of Staff Engineer as a career path, and discusses how to navigate the transition from senior engineer to staff engineer and beyond.
Learn More →Zero Trust for Mac Admins
It feels like everyone is talking about “Zero Trust” these days – but what does that really mean for Mac Admins? Whether you’re a one-person IT show or part of a global team, as the go-to expert for macOS devices, you’ll play a key role in any Zero Trust deployment. In this talk, we’ll break down what Zero Trust looks like in the real world for Mac Admins.
Learn More →Older talks
2024
2023
- Zero Trust is not Zero Effort: Planning your Zero Trust strategy
- Gone Phishing: Airbnb's Journey to Phishing-Resistant MFA
2019
- Embracing the Adventure with MicroMDM
- Building a Munki Repo in 3 minutes with Terraform
- Practical CI/CD Workflows for Mac Admins