<![CDATA[The Staff Plus Journey]]>The Staff Plus Journey digs into the career stories of staff plus engineers - unlocking gems of learning that listeners can grab to boost and accelerate their own software engineering career.

Hosted by Daniel Boaitey - reach out on LinkedIn

]]>linkedin.com/in/dboaiteyRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 28 May 2026 06:17:37 GMTSun, 25 Jan 2026 12:31:17 GMT60Daniel Boaitey<p>The Staff Plus Journey digs into the career stories of staff plus engineers - unlocking gems of learning that listeners can grab to boost and accelerate their own software engineering career.</p><p></p><p>Hosted by <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="linkedin.com/in/dboaitey" target="_blank">Daniel Boaitey - reach out on LinkedIn</a></p>episodicDaniel Boaiteyboaiteyd7@gmail.comno<![CDATA[Thinking Bigger as a Software Engineer | Joy Ebertz @ Imprint, ex-Microsoft, Box, Split]]>Episode 3: Joy shares her journey from MIT to becoming a Principal Engineer and we dive into what it really means to “think bigger” as an engineer, how staff+ engineers create impact across organizations, what it takes to navigate a big migration, excelling as a woman in tech and much more!

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]]>b580a792-8753-40a8-a768-e81759052a7eFri, 22 May 2026 17:47:43 GMT<p>Episode 3: Joy shares her journey from MIT to becoming a Principal Engineer and we dive into what it really means to “think bigger” as an engineer, how staff+ engineers create impact across organizations, what it takes to navigate a big migration, excelling as a woman in tech and much more!<br /><br />Reach out at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey" target="_blank"><b>http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey</b></a> or leave a comment!</p><p></p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#/media/File:Survivorship-bias.svg" target="_blank">Survivorship Bias Plane Image</a></li></ul><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jkebertz.medium.com/thinking-bigger-ab25b93b20f0" target="_blank">Thinking Bigger - Joy Ebertz</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_filter" target="_blank">Cuckoo Filter</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes/" target="_blank">Staff Plus Archetypes</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://staffeng.com/book/" target="_blank">Staff Engineer book by Will Larson (featuring Joy!)</a><p></p></li></ul>no00:53:28Thinking Bigger as a Software Engineer | Joy Ebertz @ Imprint, ex-Microsoft, Box, Splitfull<![CDATA[Hidden Laws of Software Engineering | Sean Goedecke @ Github, Ex-Zendesk]]>Welcome to episode 2! In this conversation with Sean, we dive into what actually matters inside engineering organizations, how to build strong relationships with managers, and why understanding the business is critical for career growth.

- Software engineers should be a little bit cynical– Sean Goedecke
- Generic Good Stuff - Randall Koutnik
- How I got promoted to staff engineer twice – Sean Goedecke
- Staff Engineer Archetypes – staffeng.com
- How LLMs Work – Sean Goedecke
- The Abyss – Ben Kuhn
- Worry-Driven Development – Sean Goedecke
- Thinking Clearly About Software – Sean Goedecke
- Seeing Like a Software Company – Sean Goedecke
- Dialectic Podcast – Jackson Dahl

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]]>0ef8ac85-097c-411c-a632-184a155d3ebeFri, 06 Mar 2026 23:59:11 GMT<p>Welcome to episode 2! In this conversation with Sean, we dive into what actually matters inside engineering organizations, how to build strong relationships with managers, and why understanding the business is critical for career growth.</p><p></p><p>- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/a-little-bit-cynical/" target="_blank">Software engineers should be a little bit cynical– Sean Goedecke</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARe6IiQUHM&amp;t=112s" target="_blank">Generic Good Stuff - Randall Koutnik</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/staff-engineer-promotions/" target="_blank">How I got promoted to staff engineer twice – Sean Goedecke</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes/" target="_blank">Staff Engineer Archetypes </a>– <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://staffeng.com" target="_blank">staffeng.com</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-llms-work/" target="_blank">How LLMs Work – Sean Goedecke</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.benkuhn.net/abyss/" target="_blank">The Abyss – Ben Kuhn</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/worry-driven-development/" target="_blank">Worry-Driven Development – Sean Goedecke</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/thinking-clearly/" target="_blank">Thinking Clearly About Software – Sean Goedecke</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-a-software-company/" target="_blank">Seeing Like a Software Company – Sean Goedecke</a><br />- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jacksondahl.com/dialectic" target="_blank">Dialectic Podcast – Jackson Dahl</a></p><p></p><p>Reach out at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey" target="_blank">http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey</a> or leave a comment!</p>no00:55:102Hidden Laws of Software Engineering | Sean Goedecke @ Github, Ex-Zendeskfull<![CDATA[Becoming a Problem Finder | Randall Koutnik @ Linear, Ex-Netflix, Jellyfish, Slack]]>Welcome to episode 1! Enjoy this conversation with Randall, where we chatted about career growth as an engineer, leveraging open source experience, having a public presence and so much more!

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Show notes/links below or here: https://danieldrumma.github.io/pod-site/episode.html?slug=getting-started

Show Notes

]]>f3072425-8414-448a-aa65-ee718c52ca45Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:17:14 GMT<p>Welcome to episode 1! Enjoy this conversation with Randall, where we chatted about career growth as an engineer, leveraging open source experience, having a public presence and so much more!</p><p></p><p>Reach out at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/dboaitey" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/dboaitey</a> or leave a comment!</p><p></p><p>Show notes/links below or here: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://danieldrumma.github.io/pod-site/episode.html?slug=getting-started" target="_blank">https://danieldrumma.github.io/pod-site/episode.html?slug=getting-started</a></p><p></p><p><b>Show Notes</b></p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-koutnik-5276ba50" target="_blank">Randall's LinkedIn</a></li></ul><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paulgraham.com/wealth.html" target="_blank">Paul Graham on startups as leverage</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIPbE7BssOs" target="_blank">Rethinking the Developer Career Path</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/knowledge-at-wharton-podcast/how-netflix-built-its-company-culture/" target="_blank">Netflix - Culture of Freedom of Culture and Responsibility</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Atwood's blog</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS7iHR6topY" target="_blank">Angular Batarang Performance Talk</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARe6IiQUHM" target="_blank">Generic Good Stuff Talk</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rkoutnik.com/2016/04/06/Hacking-Calculords.html" target="_blank">Calculords Blog</a></li></ul>no00:56:271Becoming a Problem Finder | Randall Koutnik @ Linear, Ex-Netflix, Jellyfish, Slackfull