Engineering Leveling Guide
A comprehensive framework for understanding and developing engineering competencies across various levels and domains.
Writing clean, maintainable code that is easy to understand and modify.
Effectively conveying information, ideas, and feedback to team members and stakeholders.
Successfully completing tasks and projects on time and according to requirements.
About This Guide
This Engineering Development Guide provides a structured framework for engineers to understand the competencies needed at different career levels. Each competency includes detailed descriptions, behaviors, and practical advice for improvement.
Whether you're looking to advance your career, provide feedback to team members, or understand expectations at different levels, this guide offers a comprehensive resource for engineering development.
21 Competencies
Covering technical skills, collaboration, leadership and more
5 Categories
Domain Knowledge, Teamwork, Execution, Leadership, and Product Excellence
5 Levels
Progressive development from entry-level to expert engineering roles
Practical Guidance
With behaviors, struggles, success patterns, and improvement opportunities
* This leveling rubric is the result of a collaborative effort by many engineering managers over many years. It is not entirely original work. Thank you to everyone who has contributed thoughts over the years.