# Staff Engineer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/staff-engineer

A staff engineer is a senior individual-contributor software engineer who drives system design decisions and technical leadership across a team or product area without managing people directly. They set direction on distributed systems architecture, perform high-leverage code review, and mentor other engineers to raise the technical bar of the organization. The role typically requires 8+ years of engineering experience and is a common track for engineers who want to stay hands-on technically while gaining influence comparable to a senior manager.

Top skills: [Code Review](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/code-review), [Mentoring](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/mentoring)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Senior Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-software-engineer)
- Often leads to: [Principal Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/principal-engineer)

## Similar roles

[Distinguished Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/distinguished-engineer), [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager), [Principal Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/principal-engineer), [Senior Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-software-engineer), [Software Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-architect)

## Open Staff Engineer roles (4)

- [Staff Engineer](https://shipt.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Shipt_External/job/Staff-Engineer_R4160) at [Shipt](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shipt) (listed on Shipt's own careers site)
- [Staff Engineer](https://frostbank.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/San-Antonio-TX---One-Frost/Staff-Engineer_R260664) at [Frost Bank](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/frost-bank) (listed on Frost Bank's own careers site)
- [Staff Engineer, OEM Platform Integration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c5a1547d-f9a3-4106-a16a-fb249c030d73/staff-engineer-oem-platform-integration-at-motional) at [Motional](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/motional) — Full-time, Pittsburgh, PA, $144,000 – $191,250
- [Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d25439ae-9abc-41a6-868f-945759cfd1fd/staff-engineer-manufacturing-equipment-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, Dallas, TX, $120,000 – $190,000

## Likely next role (6)

Where Staff Engineers commonly go next: [Principal Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/principal-engineer).

- [Principal Engineer](https://elevancehealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ANT/job/GA-ATLANTA-740-W-PEACHTREE-ST-NW/Principal-Engineer_JR201269) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Atlanta, GA (listed on Elevance Health's own careers site)
- [Principal Engineer](https://jabil.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jabil_Careers/job/Chihuahua/Principal-Engineer_J2458969) at [Jabil](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jabil) — Chihuahua (listed on Jabil's own careers site)
- [Principal Engineer, Hybrid Bonding Module](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/146bb129-b078-457b-9faa-9c7baee00e12/principal-engineer-hybrid-bonding-module-at-intel) at [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — Full-time, Hillsboro, OR, $211,400 – $298,440
- [Principal Engineer, APTD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ebceac6a-a289-4063-96c0-2a9d9de05c75/principal-engineer-aptd-at-micron-technology) at [Micron Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/micron-technology) — Boise, ID
- [Principal Technical Director, AI-Enabled Spectrum Dominance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2b889712-177b-4bfc-a5c6-5ed98cd2b8ec/principal-technical-director-ai-enabled-spectrum-dominance-at-voyager) at [Voyager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/voyager) — Washington, DC
- [Principal Engineer - Standard Cell Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/814ecc3e-0d12-4154-8fb7-6f3d19597797/principal-engineer-standard-cell-design-at-intel) at [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — Full-time, $220,920 – $311,890

## Roles similar to Staff Engineer (301)

From [Distinguished Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/distinguished-engineer), [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager), [Principal Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/principal-engineer), [Senior Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-software-engineer), [Software Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-architect).

- [Senior Software Engineer](https://wpengine.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WP_Engine/job/Krakow/Senior-Software-Engineer_JR102813) at [WP Engine](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wp-engine) (listed on WP Engine's own careers site)
- [Principal Engineer](https://elevancehealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ANT/job/GA-ATLANTA-740-W-PEACHTREE-ST-NW/Principal-Engineer_JR201269) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Atlanta, GA (listed on Elevance Health's own careers site)
- [Senior Software Engineer](https://toyota.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TMNA/job/Plano-Texas/Senior-Software-Engineer_10324998) at [Toyota Motor North America](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/toyota-motor-north-america) — Plano, TX (listed on Toyota Motor North America's own careers site)
- [Senior Software Engineer](https://relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RiskSolutions/job/Georgia/Senior-Software-Engineer_R117361) at [LexisNexis Risk Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lexisnexis-risk-solutions) — Georgia (listed on LexisNexis Risk Solutions's own careers site)
- [Engineering Manager, GPU Infrastructure](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/28239d75-5dd9-41fb-ba43-cb08b491be2b/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, United States, Canada, CA$330,000 – CA$400,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)
- [Senior Software Engineer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/renaissancelearning-nam/jobs/5394130008) at [Renaissance Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/renaissance-learning) — Remote - US (listed on Renaissance Learning's own careers site)
- [Senior Software Engineer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/leolabsinc/jobs/4392799009) at [LeoLabs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/leolabs) — Washington, DC (listed on LeoLabs's own careers site)
- [Engineering Manager, Billing Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sentry/9b7ba790-75d1-404c-bf9f-c3776179f7f2/application) at [Sentry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sentry) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $220,000 – $450,000 (listed on Sentry's own careers site)
- [Senior Software Engineer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hudl/jobs/8162463) at [Hudl](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hudl) — Lexington, KY (listed on Hudl's own careers site)
- [Senior Software Engineer](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---Elgin-IL/Senior-Software-Engineer_REQ36108) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — Elgin, IL (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)

## People with this title (0)

No one holds this exact title here yet.