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How a CTO Uses Staff-Plus Engineering Career Ladders
In this episode of Tech Leadership with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how forward-thinking CTOs design staff-plus engineering career ladders — tracks for senior individual contributors beyond the traditional management path. Drawing on real examples from companies like Spotify and GitHub, they unpack the 'Staff Engineer' archetype, how to define scope levels (from Staff to Principal to Distinguished), and why clear criteria for technical leadership prevent the 'manager-trap' brain drain. Lucas shares a concrete rubric: the four dimensions of impact — technical depth, mentorship, strategic…
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