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Staff Software Engineer
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
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