Checkpoint
Nothing to watch here. Do the work described below, then mark it complete.
Staff-level impact and technical strategy · Expert · Lesson 98 of 98 · about 2 hours
Milestone: an impact review against a real ladder
After this you can show an independent assessment of your work against staff-level expectations, with clear next steps.
Why it matters
Ask a staff or principal engineer, or your director, to review your strategy document and initiative against your company's ladder (or Dropbox's public framework). Write down where they see you meeting the bar and where you are not yet. The gap is your next year's plan.