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Senior Software Engineer
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
Senior Engineering Manager
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
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