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Grades system for the engineers at Devexperts

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Engineering Grading System at Devexperts

At Devexperts, we use the Grading System which:

  • Synchronizes engineering grades across the company,
  • Makes career levels transparent,
  • Specifies our expectations from engineering managers and individual contributors (engineers).

Here are some basic principles we follow:

  • Prove your skills first to get an upgrade.
  • Your hard skills set does not guarantee your level upgrade. Your impact on the project plays a much bigger role.
  • Different levels require different balances between skills.
  • No level downgrades.
  • It's an Employee's responsibility to showcase their achievements.
  • The best upgrade is the one that's evident to everyone.
  • Levels are cumulative. Each subsequent level incorporates the previous ones.
  • Ideally, the grading documentation should be reviewed more than once a year through recurrent one-on-ones.

The levels we use

There are 7 grade levels for Engineers (E1 - E7) and 3 grade levels for Engineering Managers (EM1 - EM3):

Grading System

These tracks are not dead ends. We offer a range of customized career development options to help you achieve your goals.

Grading System for Engineers

For Engineering Grades, there are the following main sections:

  • Overview and regular tasks (the most important part) – "What do I usually do?",
  • Am I doing good? - "What is my progress towards the next grade?",
  • Technical skills - "Does my tech knowledge comply with this grade?",
  • Behavior to pursue - "What are my soft skills?",
  • Behavior to avoid - "What I'd better not do?"
  • Extras - "What are my English level, nice-to-have skills, and activities?"

Engineers Levels

Grading System for Engineering Managers

For Engineering Managers' Grades, there are the following main sections:

  • Overview and regular tasks (the most important part) - "What is my level of responsibility?",
  • People management - "How do I work with people inside and outside my team?",
  • Project / Product development - "What is my impact?"
  • Knowledge sharing - "How did I organize the knowledge exchange inside and outside the team?"
  • English language level

Engineering Managers Levels

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Copyright (C) 2023 Devexperts Ireland Limited. This repository is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International