Staff Engineer (Weekdays) - Valencia
In person - City centre
July 6-7 (2 days)
600 EUR - Launch offer
English
In-person · Valencia · Spain
Staff Engineer Bootcamp
From Senior Engineer to Tech Lead / Staff Engineer
An intensive, practical bootcamp for aspiring or active Staff Engineers and Tech Leads who want to boost their careers.
Frameworks, tools, and simulations grounded in our instructor Javier Turegano’s experience leading engineering at Slack, Canva, and Salesforce, and helping Senior Engineers progress into Staff roles.
Drive high-impact technical decisions.
Guide architecture evolution across teams.
Align organizations around technical strategy.
Communicate effectively with product and leadership.
Grow engineers and scale their impact.
The program combines discussion, practical exercises, and a final simulation based on real-world engineering leadership scenarios.
Upcoming editions
Madrid, Barcelona and Online
Coming soon
Expressions of interest open
Who Is This Bootcamp For?
Senior Engineers aiming for Staff / Tech Lead roles
Ideal for aspiring leaders who want to step into wider scope, build confidence, and adopt proven practices used in top engineering organizations.
Tech Leads, Staff and Principal Engineers
For established leaders who want to sharpen their craft, learn techniques from world-class companies, and expand their influence at org scale.
Early-Stage CTOs
CTOs in startups or early-stage companies who are still close to the technology but increasingly responsible for technical direction, team growth, and key strategic decisions.
What Participants Will Learn
By the end of the bootcamp participants will be able to:
Drive High-Impact Decisions
Make strong technical decisions using structured frameworks and clear decision artifacts.
Guide Architecture Evolution
Lead architectural change across teams and domains with shared direction.
Align Organizations on Strategy
Build alignment on technical priorities and trade-offs across stakeholders.
Communicate with Product & Leadership
Craft narratives and proposals that connect technical strategy to business outcomes.
Grow Engineers & Scale Impact
Mentor, delegate, and raise the bar so teams scale beyond individual contribution.
Curriculum Overview
Four modules plus a final simulation to apply frameworks, communication, and technical decision-making.
Module 1 — The Role of the Staff Engineer
- - Responsibilities of Staff Engineers and Tech Leads
- - Archetypes of Staff engineers and leadership styles
- - Common failure modes and how to avoid them
- - How AI is changing the role of technical leaders
- - How to get a Staff or Principal Engineer role
Guided reflection on real experiences and shared lessons learned.
Module 2 — Technical Leadership, Execution & Decision Making
- - Leading technical change across teams and organizations
- - Writing and reviewing design docs and RFCs
- - Design Thinking for complex technical problems
- - Balancing product, innovation, BAU, and technical debt
- - Writing and communicating an Engineering Strategy
Analyze and improve a flawed architecture proposal.
Module 3 — Communication, Influence & Managing Up
- - Communication styles for engineers, product, and leadership
- - Designing communication plans for technical initiatives
- - Building business cases for technical investments
- - Managing expectations with leadership and stakeholders
Practice pitching initiatives and defending proposals.
Module 4 — Mentoring Engineers & Giving Feedback
- - Raising the bar of the engineers around us
- - Mentoring and supporting technical career growth
- - Effective delegation to scale impact
- - Frameworks for effective feedback
Practice mentoring and feedback scenarios.
Final Simulation — Scaling the Product
Participants step into the role of Staff Engineers guiding the evolution of a growing product. In teams, they define a technical strategy while balancing architecture and scalability, engineering capacity, technical debt, and business priorities.
Teams present strategies and discuss trade-offs.
Format
2 days (10 hours total)
Highly interactive format
Mix of short lectures, group discussions, and practical exercises
Final simulation based on real-world engineering leadership
Real-world scenarios inspired by Slack, Canva, and Salesforce
Key Outcomes for Organizations
Clearer technical decisions
Staff engineers who can structure decisions and reduce noise in technical debates.
Effective architecture communication
Narratives that align engineering, product, and leadership.
Alignment on technical strategy
Organizations aligned around priorities and trade-offs.
Balance between delivery and system health
Balanced decisions on technical debt, reliability, and innovation.
Stronger engineer development
Mentoring and feedback to accelerate engineering growth.
Sign up or contact me
Join us in one of the upcoming bootcamps or reach out to me with any questions or requests. Also if you represent a company and would like to run a private bootcamp, let's chat.