We've reached the end of Season 1! In this final episode, Alex and Brian take some time to reflect on what we've learned so far, what themes tend to keep coming up across episodes, areas we're targeting for personal growth, and finally, what you can expect from Season 2. Thanks for being a part of our first season! We'll be back in 2024 with all new guests, insights, and stories from the Staff Engineer's Journey. 
Picks &amp; Plugs
<ul><li>Alex:
<ul><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGfahzt-4Q'>Email vs Capitalism, or Why We Can't Have Nice Things</a></li>
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<li>Brian:
<ul><li><a href='https://bravenewgeek.com/everything-you-know-about-latency-is-wrong/'>“Everything You know about latency is wrong”</a> from Brave New Geek</li>
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Transcript
<a href='https://themainthread.podbean.com/p/episode-10-transcript/'>Episode 10 Transcript</a>

Discussions around how to grow your software engineering career from mid-senior to Staff level. Brian Ogilvie and Alex Gaiser interview top engineers and senior leaders from Big Tech and Mid-size companies to get to the bottom of what makes an effective Staff-level engineer.