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Senior Software Engineer
Primary Role:
Owns complex features and delivers high-quality production code
Reporting Relations:
Reports to EM/TLM
Decision Making Authority:
Technical decisions within feature area
Stratigic Planning
Contributes to roadmap feasibility
Team Management:
None
Meeting Involvment:
Participates in sprint + design reviews
Project Management:
Owns execution of major features
Communication:
Cross-functional within team
Professional Development:
→ Staff Engineer / EM
Director of Engineering
Primary Role:
Leads multiple engineering teams and managers
Reporting Relations:
Reports to VP/CTO
Decision Making Authority:
Budget + headcount authority
Stratigic Planning
Owns annual planning for domain
Team Management:
Manages EMs/Senior EMs
Meeting Involvment:
Executive leadership contributor
Project Management:
Portfolio-level delivery oversight
Communication:
Executive reporting
Professional Development:
→ VP of Engineering
Technical Lead Manager (TLM)
Primary Role:
Hybrid manager and technical leader
Reporting Relations:
Reports to Director
Decision Making Authority:
People + technical decisions
Stratigic Planning
Contributes to org planning
Team Management:
Manages 5–8 engineers
Meeting Involvment:
Facilitates roadmap & execution reviews
Project Management:
Oversees sprint + roadmap execution
Communication:
Cross-functional leadership
Professional Development:
→ Senior EM / Director