1min snip

StaffEng cover image

Rich Lafferty (PagerDuty)

StaffEng

NOTE

Focus on High-Leverage Work as a Staff Engineer

As a staff engineer, the focus is less on spending time on tasks and more on working on high-leverage activities. Emphasizing the importance of 'glue work' which involves bringing people together and identifying high-impact opportunities is crucial. This work, unlike merely writing code, can deliver significant outcomes and provide the freedom to determine the most valuable tasks to focus on.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode