How I Find Problems to Solve as a Staff Engineer

Good reminder about how much more collaborative work gets with experience and trust. It’s not about building what I think the business needs but about listening, hearing, setting aside personal preferences and wanting to understand what others are going through day to day.

  • Listen
  • Talk about problems
  • Wait
  • Wait some more
  • When I have an idea, share it
  • Get feedback and listen
  • Implement or write a spec that can be implemented by someone else