roles

Primary Role:

Owns complex features and delivers high-quality production code

Reporting Relations:

Reports to EM/TLM

Decision Making Authority:

Technical decisions within feature area

Stratigic Planning

Contributes to roadmap feasibility

Team Management:

None

Meeting Involvment:

Participates in sprint + design reviews

Project Management:

Owns execution of major features

Communication:

Cross-functional within team

Professional Development:

→ Staff Engineer / EM

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

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