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jorgef's Engineering Ladders

August 8, 2022
ladders career management leveling

jorgef has provided a generic ladder framework (Apache License 2.0) for engineering managers to “have meaningful conversations with their direct reports around the expectations of each position and how to plan for the next level in their career ladder.” It represents the somewhat common paths and levels for US tech companies.

I used DIRKMJK’s radial lollipop chart (MIT License) in D3.js and some rough JS to make a radar-chart-like comparison for roles and levels. I’ve included jorgef’s ladders for the 4 roles and a small form to create your own.

If the lollipop graph doesn’t load, hard refresh the page.

Quick Presets

Level 1Senior: No
Level 2Senior: No
Level 3Senior: No
Level 4Senior: Yes
Level 5Senior: Yes
Level 6Senior: Yes
Level 7Senior: Yes

Radar Chart

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