roles

Primary Role:

High-leverage IC solving cross-team technical problems

Reporting Relations:

Reports to EM/Director

Decision Making Authority:

Architecture decisions across teams

Stratigic Planning

Influences technical roadmap

Team Management:

None; mentors engineers

Meeting Involvment:

Design authority in technical reviews

Project Management:

Leads cross-team initiatives

Communication:

Communicates with senior engineering leadership

Professional Development:

→ Principal Engineer / Architect

Primary Role:

Executive accountable for company-wide technology vision

Reporting Relations:

Reports to CEO; board-facing

Decision Making Authority:

Enterprise technology authority

Stratigic Planning

Defines long-term tech vision + innovation

Team Management:

Leads VP/Head of Eng

Meeting Involvment:

Executive + board leadership

Project Management:

Oversees major technical bets, M&A diligence

Communication:

External representation + investor narrative

Professional Development:

→ CEO

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