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Staff Engineer by Will Larson
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00:00 Intro
01:44 Interview with Will Larson
05:00 Anti-patterns - Snacking, Pining, and Chasing Ghosts
18:42 Navigating Senior Roles and Finding Sponsors
36:26 Developing Intuition and Running Migrations
48:47 Writing Staff Engineer - Stories and Archetypes
58:45 Book Recommendations and Closing
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