What is the best career path to grow out of senior tech positions and is it transferrable? I wonder if I should switch my current path, as I see it being too distant from business needs and it is difficult to be involved in strategic projects...

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There is no single best path, but the most transferable growth comes from roles closer to decisions, not just execution. Staff or principal roles, tech lead, product, or engineering management all work if they give you business context and ownership. Strategy comes from being involved in the why, not only the code.

I don’t think there is a single path. I think it’s different for each company. My company talks openly about the different paths of rising the ranks

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