Thong Kuah
Thong Kuah is a Principal Engineer at GitLab and a former Tech Lead at Flux Federation. He specializes in shaping technical strategy and mentoring senior engineers to help them grow their influence and impact beyond a single team.
Ready to move beyond Senior but not into management ? This session demystifies the path to Staff Engineer. We set out a practical framework for aspiring Staff engineers, and current ones. Learn how to demonstrate Staff-level impact in your role, and how to increase your impact as Staff+.
My talk will be about the wonderful competitive sport that is Yak Shaving. Horror stories included. How to spot it, avoid it, and how to make the most of it.