InfoQ - Careers https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Careers feed Presentation: The Principal Engineer’s Path: Skills, Strategies, and Lessons Learned https://www.infoq.com/presentations/principal-engineer-path/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Careers <img src="https://res.infoq.com/presentations/principal-engineer-path/en/mediumimage/sophie-weston-medium-1774440461802.jpg"/><p>Sophie Weston explains that technical careers are winding journeys, not straight ladders. Drawing on 30 years of experience, she shares how senior ICs can become "broken combs" by broadening skills in systems thinking and strategy. She discusses the vital role of organizational flexibility and explains how public speaking and community engagement create feedback loops for career success.</p> <i>By Sophie Weston</i> QCon London 2025 Transcripts Careers Culture & Methods presentation Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:48:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/presentations/principal-engineer-path/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Careers Sophie Weston 2026-04-01T11:48:00Z /presentations/principal-engineer-path/en Presentation: Hidden Decisions You Don’t Know You’re Making https://www.infoq.com/presentations/culture-systems-teams-careers/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Careers <img src="https://res.infoq.com/presentations/culture-systems-teams-careers/en/mediumimage/medium-shawna-dan-1774442937059.jpg"/><p>Dan Fike and Shawna Martell explain how "hidden decisions" silently shape software architecture and engineering culture. By examining the invisible defaults behind CI/CD bottlenecks, platform complexity, and misaligned metrics, they share frameworks for leading with intentionality. Learn to identify the "decision behind the decision" to better incentivize high-performing teams and careers.</p> <i>By Shawna Martell, Dan Fike</i> QCon San Francisco 2025 Culture Transcripts Careers Culture & Methods presentation Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:58:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/presentations/culture-systems-teams-careers/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Careers Shawna Martell, Dan Fike 2026-03-31T13:58:00Z /presentations/culture-systems-teams-careers/en