Career paths, progression, promotion
What the engineering career ladder looks like and how you can get to the next level


Learning to enjoy the career progression journey
6 mins
25 Jan 2023
Article
Learning to enjoy the career progression journey

Stu
Cavill
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
8 mins
13 Jan 2023
Article
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers

Josh
Fruhlinger
Creating a career progression framework for engineers
8 mins
20 Dec 2022
Article
Creating a career progression framework for engineers

Nikos
Galifianakis

Laura
Pearce
What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
9 mins
06 Dec 2022
Article
What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together

Josh
Fruhlinger
What UK engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022
2 mins
08 Nov 2022
Article
What UK engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022

Scott
Carey
What US engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022
2 mins
08 Nov 2022
Article
What US engineering managers can expect to earn in 2022

Scott
Carey
Is a project management career right for you?
11 mins
23 Aug 2022
Article
Is a project management career right for you?

Björn
Fastabend
Engineering manager or individual contributor: Which path is right for you?
7 mins
01 Aug 2022
Article
Engineering manager or individual contributor: Which path is right for you?

Jason
Lengstorf
The secret to getting to the Staff+ level? Leverage.
15 mins
11 Jul 2022
Article
The secret to getting to the Staff+ level? Leverage.

Camille
Fournier
Eight things you need to know when moving from a startup to an established tech company
12 mins
30 May 2022
Article
Eight things you need to know when moving from a startup to an established tech company

Govind
Chandrasekhar
Four things you need to know from 'Setting yourself up for success as a remote candidate'
4 mins
14 Apr 2022
Article
Four things you need to know from 'Setting yourself up for success as a remote candidate'
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Ella
Morrish
How to grow your impact beyond your team
8 mins
13 Apr 2022
Article
How to grow your impact beyond your team
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Pat
Kua
Getting credit for invisible work at the Staff+ level
10 mins
11 Apr 2022
Article
Getting credit for invisible work at the Staff+ level

Ryan
Harter
How to maximize your job offer as a remote engineer
13 mins
23 Mar 2022
Article
How to maximize your job offer as a remote engineer

Lawrence
Barker
Advice for the reluctant new manager
9 mins
08 Mar 2022
Article
Advice for the reluctant new manager

Camille
Fournier
Four mistakes I made as a new manager
12 mins
24 Feb 2022
Article
Four mistakes I made as a new manager

AbdulFattah
Popoola
18 Jan 2022
Conference session
Career Vectors - CTO Flavors: Mixing & Matching Skillsets
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Meri
Williams
How do engineers learn? A model for teaching skills, knowledge, and wisdom
14 mins
24 Nov 2021
Article
How do engineers learn? A model for teaching skills, knowledge, and wisdom

Hywel
Carver
An engineer's guide to choosing the right job
+3 more
45mins
05 Oct 2021
Video
An engineer's guide to choosing the right job
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Tripta
Gupta

Rukmini
Reddy
Five things you need to know from ‘Addressing your team's technical skills gaps’
6 mins
21 Dec 2021
Article
Five things you need to know from ‘Addressing your team's technical skills gaps’
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Ella
Morrish
04 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Diane Tang

Diane
Tang

Tanya
Reilly
04 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Lea Kissner

Lea
Kissner

Blanca
Garcia Gil
26 Jul 2021
Video
What is senior IC? Flavours of technical leadership

Matthew
Hawthorne

Keavy
McMinn
The push and pull of ongoing career conversations
5 mins
23 Mar 2021
Article
The push and pull of ongoing career conversations

Fabian
Camargo
Why is an individual contributor like a Tetris block?
6 mins
16 Mar 2021
Article
Why is an individual contributor like a Tetris block?

Denise
Yu
Navigating engineering performance reviews
10 mins
03 Feb 2021
Article
Navigating engineering performance reviews

Smruti
Patel
Maximize your mentorship: search and secure
7 mins
01 Feb 2021
Article
Maximize your mentorship: search and secure

Neha
Batra
08 Jun 2017
Video
Rethinking the Developer Career Path

Randall
Koutnik
24 Apr 2018
Video
How to hold career path conversations with developers

John
Riviello
Designing a growth framework for your engineering team
9 mins
17 Dec 2020
Article
Designing a growth framework for your engineering team
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Yenny
Cheung
Your promotion process is leaving underrepresented groups behind
5 mins
27 Nov 2020
Article
Your promotion process is leaving underrepresented groups behind

Jason
Wong
Managing pay and reward through a growth framework
7 mins
28 Sep 2020
Article
Managing pay and reward through a growth framework
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Will
Lewis
1:1 Foundations: best practices for conversations that count
5 mins
21 Aug 2020
Article
1:1 Foundations: best practices for conversations that count

Adrienne
Lowe
30 Apr 2019
Video
How to create a career ladder for your software engineering teams
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Marco
Rogers
30 Apr 2019
Video
Effective career conversations with your engineers

Adrienne
Lowe
What is a CTO? Your organization’s tech visionary
7 mins
29 Dec 2022
Article
What is a CTO? Your organization’s tech visionary

Josh
Fruhlinger
What is an Engineering Manager? Making the step up from lead engineer
11 mins
14 Nov 2022
Article
What is an Engineering Manager? Making the step up from lead engineer

Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a Vice President of Engineering?
11 mins
05 Sep 2022
Article
What is a Vice President of Engineering?
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Ella
Morrish
How to navigate organizational changes
10 mins
13 Jul 2022
Article
How to navigate organizational changes

Leslie
Chapman
How to build an apprenticeship program for engineering managers
17 mins
24 May 2022
Article
How to build an apprenticeship program for engineering managers

Jey
Flores
How to stand out behind the screen: A guide for remote candidates
11 mins
05 Apr 2022
Article
How to stand out behind the screen: A guide for remote candidates

Matthew
Gladyshev
What top companies are looking for in a great remote technical interview
10 mins
09 Mar 2022
Article
What top companies are looking for in a great remote technical interview

Robin
Gupta
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
11 mins
21 Feb 2022
Article
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org

Sarah
Milstein
Ego is getting in the way of learning
11 mins
13 Oct 2021
Article
Ego is getting in the way of learning

Hywel
Carver
05 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Coraline Ada Ehmke

Coraline
Ada Ehmke

Blanca
Garcia Gil
26 Jul 2021
Video
Role and Influence: The IC trajectory beyond Staff

Yonatan
Zunger
Navigating engineering performance reviews: part two
13 mins
07 Apr 2021
Article
Navigating engineering performance reviews: part two

Smruti
Patel
Document yourself: a framework for career advancement
9 mins
09 Mar 2021
Article
Document yourself: a framework for career advancement
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Michelle
Brenner
Understanding the role of software architects
+4 more
5 mins
29 Jan 2021
Article
Understanding the role of software architects

Natasha
Gupta

Weiping
Peng
27 Jun 2018
Video
Creating goal-setting workshops for managers in your 1:1s

Melinda
Seckington
Career ladders aren't enough – you need a thoughtful promotion process, too
9 mins
27 Oct 2020
Article
Career ladders aren't enough – you need a thoughtful promotion process, too

Sarah
Milstein
The reality of being a Principal Engineer
6 mins
10 Aug 2020
Article
The reality of being a Principal Engineer

Silvia
Botros
30 Apr 2019
Video
Optimizing the 'glue work' in your team

Tanya
Reilly
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