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How to go from senior to staff data engineer in big tech

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Zach Wilson
Feb 25, 2024
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In big tech, less than 3% of engineers make it to the staff level! If you want to beat the odds and actually become an L6+ engineer, this newsletter is for you. In my time in big tech, I went from junior to staff data engineer in four years. I’ll unveil the learnings I have from that journey.

In this article we’ll talk about:

  • How staff data engineer is di…

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