Software Engineer Roadmap
Senior / staff engineer
Multiplying impact beyond your own code.
2 weeks · wk 37–38Core / deep pace6 topics18 Interview Questions
Why this pace:This isn't a stage you finish in two weeks — it's an ongoing practice you start layering in now: write one real design doc, lead one code review, mentor once.
SEC FOCUS
Setting the team's security bar — threat modeling becomes part of the design process, not a review-time gate.
Topics & Action Items (6)
01
Writing design docs and RFCs
2 hrs02
Leading code review and mentoring
1-2 hrs03
Cross-team technical communication
1 hr04
Balancing tech debt against delivery
1 hr05
Driving architecture decisions
1-2 hrs06
Working effectively with AI-assisted tooling
1 hr