https://staffeng.com/ https://staffeng.com/ is a great resource on this. It describes Architect as one of the possible archetypes[1] of staff engineers, though

https://staffeng.com/ https://staffeng.com/ is a great resource on this. It describes Architect as one of the possible archetypes[1] of staff engineers, though staff engineers can take on other responsibilities as well. It's possible that the Architect track in your company is just simply their name for this role. [1] https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes