Staff Engineer¹ is the path for you my friend. If you don't want to manage people, focus on creating maximum impact on your project. I think the term IC is a m

Staff Engineer¹ is the path for you my friend. If you don't want to manage people, focus on creating maximum impact on your project. I think the term IC is a misnomer and is detrimental to our field. Afterall the code you write, the designs you make etc are part of the larger puzzle which completes the project. No work you do is in isolation. https://staffeng.com/ https://staffeng.com/