As the title says: any books/talks/tips for people who got a research-oriented job in the field of computer science without having done a PhD?
Just apply to a research lab. I'm a scientist and work closely with non-PhD research engineers. Many institutions have formal titles .. e.g. at Microsoft Research, it was RSDE. Something similar at IBM Research (I worked with some amazing engineers at both places).<p>What makes a candidate stand out ... the ability to read papers and being knowledgeable about the topic. Lets take Super Res as a random example. Say you implement a project .. could even be a personal project. That might pique my interest if I was hiring for that role. What would make you a strong hire is if you had read the related papers on super res, knew the pros and cons of various approaches, etc. Now you would get a coding interview but IMO it is far less intensive than say a Google interview. Good luck!
OP here. Thus far, the only lead I've got is US-RSE (US Research Software Engineer Association). (<a href="https://us-rse.org/" rel="nofollow">https://us-rse.org/</a>)