Career Level Guides by Role
Job titles are noisy — the same title can mean three different levels at three different companies. These guides map each role's career ladder on a shared competency framework: what L1 through L7 actually require, and what the market is hiring for right now.
Software Engineer
Systems, code quality, leverage.
Product Manager
Discovery, strategy, execution, craft.
Product Designer
Craft, research, systems.
Engineering Manager
People, delivery, technical judgement.
Program Manager
Planning, dependencies, delivery.
Data Scientist
Rigor, inference, communication.
Marketing Manager
Narrative, channels, measurement.
Account Executive
Pipeline, discovery, closing.
Operations
Process, throughput, quality.
Solution Architect
End-to-end design, breadth, governance.
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