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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
VP of Engineering
Primary Role:
Executive owner of engineering org performance and scale
Reporting Relations:
Reports to CEO
Decision Making Authority:
Budget, org design, and technical investment authority
Stratigic Planning
Multi-year technical + org strategy
Team Management:
Manages Directors
Meeting Involvment:
Exec + board participation
Project Management:
Oversees delivery across company
Communication:
Board-level reporting
Professional Development:
→ CTO
Solutions Architect
Primary Role:
Designs technical solutions for customers or enterprise clients
Reporting Relations:
Reports to Eng/CTO/Sales Eng
Decision Making Authority:
Technical design authority for implementations
Stratigic Planning
Limited internal strategy; supports GTM strategy
Team Management:
None
Meeting Involvment:
Client meetings + pre-sales calls
Project Management:
Oversees solution implementation
Communication:
Customer + sales communication
Professional Development:
→ Principal Architect