Modeled career paths · Distributed systems

Where does a Staff Distributed Systems Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Staff Distributed Systems Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Core Infrastructure+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Staff Distributed Systems Engineer go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Principal Engineer, Infrastructure+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Staff Distributed Systems Engineer go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Graphics+39% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Staff Graphics Engineer. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Storage+39% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Staff Storage Engineer. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+45% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Staff Graphics Engineer-3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Distributed Systems Engineer go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Staff Storage Engineer-3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Distributed Systems Engineer go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-34% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Distributed Systems Engineer go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.