Senior engineers can move into three roles: Team Lead (managing people), Staff Engineer or Tech Lead (technical leadership without management), or Software Architect (system design). All three require shifting from personal code delivery to enabling others.
There are many different options when it comes to lead roles, and the 3 most common are being a team lead, which is the first step into the management path. The second option is being a staff engineer or a tech lead, which is the next step in the IC path after senior engineer. And the third one is being a software architect, which is part of the architecture path. These are all roles where making others around you is expected more than just your own individual contribution.
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