Why I Ignore The Spotlight as a Staff Engineer - Lalit Maganti
https://lalitm.com/software-engineering-outside-the-spotlight/
The tech industry loves to tell you to move fast. But there is another path. It is a path where leverage comes from depth, patience, and the quiet satisfaction of building the foundation that others stand on.
You don’t have to chase the spotlight to have a meaningful, high-impact career at a big company. Sometimes, the most ambitious thing you can do is stay put, dig in, and build something that lasts.