https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Chief Engineer Articles feed https://www.infoq.com/articles/virtual-panel-principal-engineer/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Chief+Engineer-articles <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/virtual-panel-principal-engineer/en/headerimage/virtual-panel-header-1733321033782.jpg"/><p>As a software engineer or individual contributor, the next step in your career can be to become a principal engineer. The path to becoming a principal engineer at companies can feel unclear, which can inhibit individual engineering careers. But that also provides opportunities for engineers to invent and shape the role of principal engineers.</p> <i>By Ben Linders, Joy Ebertz, Pablo Fredrikson, Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg</i> Social Skills QCon Software Development Conference Chief Engineer Leadership Careers QCon San Francisco 2024 Virtual Panel Psychological Safety Culture & Methods article Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/virtual-panel-principal-engineer/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Chief+Engineer-articles Ben Linders, Joy Ebertz, Pablo Fredrikson, Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg 2024-12-11T09:00:00Z /articles/virtual-panel-principal-engineer/en