Principal SWE Manager @Microsoft, @GopherCon Organizer, Co-author Go in Action, in love w/ Go, Kubernetes and infosec.https://bsky.app/profile/erik.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/erik.dev/post/3md6jfjwlcs25Staff & Principal engineers: What is the biggest misconception about the role? Also curious: - what you spend your time on - what impact looks like and how it’s measured - what makes the role succeed/fail - what traits you associate with a great Staff+ IC Replies/DMs welcome.24 Jan 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:ek25wclwfdku4m7ek2ggqlpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6jfjwlcs25