Business Impact

Having a sense of a big picture

“The most valuable engineers are the ones who habitually view their work through the lens of what the business needs to succeed. Which is a skill you have to practice and foster and cultivate, just like any other.”

- Charity Majors

The final element that everyone expects from senior engineers is having some sense of the “bigger picture.” People are usually vague about what this means, but by and large, they mean having a sense of where your code and systems fit into the broader context of how the company makes and spends money.