Depends on the company, at some, including the one I'm at, most Senior Engineers will not become Staff Engineers. And from what I hear, this is a growing approa

Depends on the company, at some, including the one I'm at, most Senior Engineers will not become Staff Engineers. And from what I hear, this is a growing approach throughout the tech industry, although I think the majority of companies will still continue to treat Staff as "Senior with a few more years experience". It'll be interesting to see how the industry grows. I think we'll see more levels added above Senior beyond the two or three "Staff" type roles.