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Engineering Manager
Primary Role:
Manages engineers and delivery for one team
Reporting Relations:
Reports to Senior EM/Director
Decision Making Authority:
Team-level hiring and performance decisions
Stratigic Planning
Contributes to quarterly planning
Team Management:
Manages 5–10 engineers
Meeting Involvment:
Leadership + sprint reviews
Project Management:
Oversees team roadmap execution
Communication:
Cross-functional with Product
Professional Development:
→ Senior EM
Director of Engineering
Primary Role:
Leads multiple engineering teams and managers
Reporting Relations:
Reports to VP/CTO
Decision Making Authority:
Budget + headcount authority
Stratigic Planning
Owns annual planning for domain
Team Management:
Manages EMs/Senior EMs
Meeting Involvment:
Executive leadership contributor
Project Management:
Portfolio-level delivery oversight
Communication:
Executive reporting
Professional Development:
→ VP of Engineering
Tech Lead
Primary Role:
Leads technical execution for a single team
Reporting Relations:
Reports to EM
Decision Making Authority:
Day-to-day technical decisions
Stratigic Planning
Translates roadmap into implementation plan
Team Management:
None formally
Meeting Involvment:
Leads technical discussions
Project Management:
Owns delivery coordination
Communication:
Primary technical voice for team
Professional Development:
→ Staff Engineer / TLM