# Staff Engineer  ## Metadata - Author: [[Will Larson and Tanya Reilly]] - Full Title: Staff Engineer - Category: #books - Source: kindle - Last Highlighted: 2024-01-10 04:56:00+00:00 ## Highlights - Success will often mean interpreting business needs, communicating a clear direction, defusing a looming crisis, convincing teams to agree on tradeoffs, or just being a good influence. ([Location 59](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08RMSHYGG&location=59)) - grappling with the mysterious notion of “impact” to understand whether they’re working on the right things, ([Location 65](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08RMSHYGG&location=65)) - The skills and behaviours we require from our role model engineers will have a direct impact on the code we write, the algorithms we deploy, the decisions we make, and the patterns we consider acceptable. ([Location 86](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08RMSHYGG&location=86))