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:

Manages multiple teams or complex org slice

Reporting Relations:

Reports to Director

Decision Making Authority:

Hiring + budget input

Stratigic Planning

Drives org-level planning

Team Management:

Manages EMs or multiple teams

Meeting Involvment:

Department leadership forums

Project Management:

Oversees multi-team delivery

Communication:

Executive-facing updates

Professional Development:

→ Director

Primary Role:

Top engineering leader (often in startup)

Reporting Relations:

Reports to CEO

Decision Making Authority:

Final say on technical direction

Stratigic Planning

Owns engineering strategy

Team Management:

Manages EMs/Directors

Meeting Involvment:

Executive team member

Project Management:

Oversees full engineering roadmap

Communication:

Board/investor communication

Professional Development:

→ VP / CTO