Culture

The Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya Reilly

Staff engineers are role models. Managers may be responsible for setting the culture on their teams, enforcing good behavior, and ensuring standards are met. But engineering norms are set by the behavior of the most respected engineers on the project… When senior people vocally celebrate other people’s work, treat each other with respect, and ask clarifying questions, it’s easier for everyone else to do that too. ^[43]