Path to Staff Engineer

An Engineer's Guide to Influence (Part Two)

Six concrete tips on how to turn your ideas into reality

Sep 13 • 

Sidwyn Koh

9

An Engineer's Guide to Influence (Part One)

How to turn your ideas into reality – even without authority

Sep 6 • 

Sidwyn Koh

53

8

August 2025

Playing The Long Game (Deb Liu, ex-Facebook VP & Ancestry CEO)

Lessons from six years without a promotion, raising three kids, and surviving cancer.

Aug 23 • 

Sidwyn Koh

 and 

Deb Liu

20

Your STAR Method Is Broken (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS)

What great candidates do differently when interviewing

Aug 16 • 

Sidwyn Koh

 and 

Prasad Rao

24

Project Prioritization Framework (What Should I Work On?)

A simple yet useful framework to rank projects

Aug 9 • 

Sidwyn Koh

23

1

Work-Life Balance Accelerates Careers

Working less each week can accelerate your career. If you're smart about it.

Published on Molochinations • Aug 2

July 2025

Work-Life Balance Slows Careers (E9 Engineer, ex-Meta)

Working harder DOES get you there faster — at a cost.

Jul 12 • 

Sidwyn Koh

 and 

Philip Su

114

20

How To Handle Strong Disagreements

A Simple Five-Step Process

Jul 5 • 

Sidwyn Koh

18

3

April 2025

Leveling Up Hacks - Think Ten Steps Ahead

One simple habit that's accelerated the careers of top ICs.

Apr 19 • 

Sidwyn Koh

16

1

March 2025

Leveling Up Hacks - Active Listening

Why active listening helps you level up - and how to start today.

Mar 1 • 

Sidwyn Koh

 and 

Anemari Fiser

15

2

February 2025

Leveling Up Hacks - Take A Step Back

A crucial skill to learn if you want to level up fast

Feb 9 • 

Sidwyn Koh

11

2

January 2025

Leveling Up Hacks - Share Your Progress

A new series to help you level up in your engineering career faster

Jan 19 • 

Sidwyn Koh

50

3