Understanding the role of a distinguished engineer

Learn how to show you are capable of taking on a more senior individual contributor role.
Defining the staple jobs of a Distinguished Engineer can be tricky as the responsibilities can differ across organizations and there can be some overlap with other senior roles. As you climb the path of a senior individual contributor, it is important to understand the definition and skillset required for the role you are seeking.
Join us for the third panel discussion in our ‘Defining the IC career ladder’ series, as we discuss the opportunities to look out for to develop and demonstrate your skillset and the tasks that you must be proficient at for a Distinguished Engineer role.
Key learnings
- Understand what skills you need to demonstrate for a Distinguished engineer role
- Learn what to delegate as a senior IC to focus more on technical strategy
- Communicate strategic conversations with senior stakeholders
- Build strong relationships with the senior stakeholders across your org

[@omf-tor4285]

Great video and thanks for putting this together Leslie, Yonatan, Todd and Tanu! Well done!

[@MrSoumenBanerjee]

Very insightful. Thank you to all the participants for sharing.

[@nazeelak1]

Insightful Talk

[@AntonioMarascoSD]

Great video...thanks for the insight

[@codyhinson5376]

Great stuf, thank you!

[@kevingoslar7543]

Well done and very insightful, thanks!

[@barboshaa]

IMO, one Distinguished Engineer, 3 principals

[@geekwithabs]

Great point. 😂

[@jazzymichael]

Distinguished Engineer at Comcast = Senior Engineer at every tech company

[@supercoolaks]

Her name is pronounced like Tan (like sun) u (ooh).

[@sea0920]

The fact that someone has to make a video like to explain the role means that the role and its responsiblity is not well defined. I watched quite a lot of videos like this and you can take it with a grain of salt.