A new iteration of our engineering career path at Alan — Level B1
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2 min readOct 10, 2023
This is a companion article of the more global one the engineering career path at Alan.
This article focuses on the level B1.
Level B1
You are starting your career in the role.
- Scope of Impact: You are autonomous on the tasks and small projects that you own.
- Expertise: You are building and refining core technical skills.
- Leadership: You demonstrate that you learn efficiently.
Scope of impact
You are autonomous on the tasks and small projects that you own.
Autonomous
- You communicate clearly on the status of your projects without prompting from your team lead
- Once you have fully aligned on the scope and expected outcome of your tasks with peers you can build and ship them independently
- You start to propose appropriate solutions to your tasks without significant outside input
Own
- You take ownership and know how to move a project forward at the right pace
- You frequently ask more experienced engineers for help when needed, to efficiently move your projects forward quickly
Tasks & small projects
- You consistently contribute to well-defined tasks that deliver high-quality results with the guidance of a more senior engineer
- You are a strong contributor to well-defined tasks with limited ambiguity
Expertise
You are building and refining core technical skills
Building and refining
- You are comfortable contributing to product framings for the tasks you work on
- You are focused on building solid technical skills in order to increase the scope of technical projects you are comfortable owning
Technical skills
- You are operational with all of Alan’s technologies that are used by their team
- You can ship code to production without the help of other engineers
- You are aware of the impacts of your code and know how to test effectively
Leadership
You demonstrate that you learn efficiently.
Learn efficiently
- You are exemplary at receiving feedback, taking a step back and reflecting on how to improve based on it
Engineering team Impact
- We don’t expect you to have an impact on the team at this level and encourage you to focus your energy on your personal growth.