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Career Path Guideline

Career Path Guideline 👻

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Table of contents

Developer Seniority Levels

Roles

Technical Track - 1 Technical Track - 2 Stages (Dreyfus Model)
Trainee Intern /
Junior Developer Software Engineer | Novice
Advanced Beginner
Intermediate/Mid Developer Software Engineer || Competent
Senior Developer Software Engineer ||| Proficient
Expert
Solution Architects | Technical Lead Principal Engineer | Engineering Lead | Software Architect /
Managerial Track
Team Lead Engineering Manager /
Head of Development Director of Engineering /
Upper Management, C-Level CTO /

Axes

Project Impact | Scope

  • Results directly driven from the project, which include key business metric improvements, new use cases, functionalities enabled, etc.

Engineering Excellence | Technical Impacts

  • The technical contribution towards building high-quality products and services, helping teams work effectively, and delivering production excellence.

People | Teamwork

  • Mentorship, collaboration, conflict resolution, recruiting, and internal community building.

Direction

  • Vision, roadmap, goals, project management, and initiative.

Areas of growth

  • Specific strengths you want to leverage
  • Areas where you can improve
  • New experiences you'd like to gain

Competencies

Trainee Scope / Responsibilities ↓↓↓
  • No work experience
  • Theoretical knowledge of programming
  • Little to no exposure to real development
  • Follow
  • I NEED HELP
Junior Developer
  • Through trial and error
  • 1-3 years of work experience
  • Close supervision
  • Need context-free rules
  • Code-focused
  • Learn as much as possible
  • Explore every part of the solution
  • Overlook the big picture
  • Do the least complex tasks without much impact on the final product
  • Motivated and energetic
  • Able to work in a team
  • Listen and absorb all information from others
  • Constantly ask for feedback and advice on how to grow
  • Task-Level
  • Assist
  • I AM BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT
  • Take this design, and implement it.
  • the problem is known, the solution is know : job is to execute
Mid Developer
  • Workhorse of the programming world
  • Over 3 years of work experience
  • Focus on a piece of the puzzle
  • Little to no guidance
  • Mostly write routine code
  • Troubleshooting and debugging
  • Take on as much work as possible
  • Focus on going deep in one or two areas
  • Business knowledge (business domain)
  • Actively collaborate with the team
  • Initiative and resourceful
  • Providing estimates on tasks
  • Mentorship for juniors
  • Make mistakes, understand what went wrong, learn from it
  • Get sh*'t done
  • Project-Level
  • Apply
  • I AM SELF-SUFFICIENT AND IMPACT MY TEAM
  • Vague requirements? Design, and implement them.
  • problem is known: job is to define the solution and execute
Senior Developer
  • Problem-solver
  • 5+ years of work experience
  • Able to self-correct
  • A broad range of experience
  • Knowledge converted to intuition
  • Mentorship
  • Become a great leader
  • Know how to work with clients
  • Focus on providing value, not output
  • Team's workflow coordination
  • Understands the business value behind the product
  • Foresee the issue and resolve it before it happens
  • Long-term vision in terms of the project
  • Good soft skills
  • Understand every aspect of the solution
  • Know how to get the most out of your team
  • Team-Level
  • Enable
  • Group-Level (several teams)
  • Ensure & Advice
  • I AM IMPACTING OTHER TEAMS
  • A problem? Break it down, get it solved.
  • Problem space is known, job is to identify the problem, define the solution, and execute.
  • Principal engineer: In your org, choose the most critical goal, and identify how to make progress.
Engineering Manager
  • Little to do with programming and is all about people skills: inspiring, motivating, leading
  • 10+ years of work experience
  • Be a role model for less experienced engineers and coach them to reach the next level of professional software development
  • Partner with sales team to develop innovative solutions that meet business needs
  • Performance Reviews and KPI's for all the employees
  • Recruitment of new colleagues
  • Ask "Why?" and be prepared to be asked, "What do you think about it?"
  • Organization-Level (several areas)
  • Initiate & Influence
  • Company-level
  • Set Strategy, Inspire & Mobilize

Salary

Seniority Level Company - 1 Company - 2 Company - 3 2022 Bonus
  • Intern
  • Graduate
  • Associate
 0 - 500 0 - 500
  • L1: 700 (9m+)
 500 /
Junior 500-800 500-1000
  • L1: 800 (1y+)
  • L2: 900 (2y+)
 700 /
Mid 800-1300 1000-1500
  • 1100 - 1800 (3y+)
 1000-1300
  • Surprise moments
  • Performance Bonus
Senior 1300-2000 1500-2500
  • 1800 - 2100 (5y+)
 2000
  • 1 salary per year
  • ∑12(5..10)%*Salary
Lead 2000-3000 1500-2300
  • 2100 - 3000 (8y+)
 2500-2800
  • ∑12(10..15)%*Salary
  • Profit-Sharing (% of salary and % of profit)
  • Budget for Car
Head / / / /
  • Stock Options (part of the company)
  • ∑12(20..35)%*Salary

Learning Path

Recommended learning resources

  1. UML
  2. SQL Database programming
  3. 55320: Programming with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  4. JSON
  5. Programming in C#
  6. Developing ASP.NET Core Web Applications
  7. Agular - SPA
  8. Ionic - mobile/tablet
  9. Azure, AWS, Firebase
  10. Git & GitHub
  11. Microservices
  12. DevOps
  13. QA
  14. Security
  15. Kanban

Performance Competencies

Performance Ratings - Levels

  1. Marginal Contribution
  2. Needs Development
  3. Proficient
  4. Outstanding

Description and competency indicators

  1. Knowledge and Expertise
    • Technical Knowledge
    • Business Domain Knowledge
  2. Quality of work
    • Results Delivery
    • Independence
    • Ownership
  3. Teamwork
    • Relationships and Collaboration
    • Participation and Contribution / Team Activities
    • Team Norms
    • Assistance and Support
  4. Communication
    • Expression and Clarity
    • Mutual Understanding and Comprehension
    • Reliability, Promptness, and Consistency
  5. Planning and Organizing
    • Activity Planning
    • Activity Prioritization
  6. Flexibility and Adaptability
    • Openness and Adaptation to Change
    • Coping under pressure
  7. Professionalism
    • Policies and Instructions Compliance
    • Cultural Fit
    • Service Orientation and Commitment
    • Confidentiality and Discretion

Targets for yyyy

  1. Projects
  2. Modules
  3. Courses (Udemy, pluralsight, ...)
  4. Books
  5. Presentations
  6. Certifications

Recommended content

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  • Docs can be found on the project wiki page

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