Collection of career ladder frameworks from leading tech companies
Open-source collection of career ladders created by Sarah Drasner featuring Engineering, Developer Experience (DevEx), and Documentation career paths. The ladders provide transparency about role expectations and progression, structured around personal excellence at junior/senior levels, helping others succeed at Staff level, and enabling others to be their best at Principal and beyond. Accompanies the book 'Engineering Management for the Rest of Us' and offers practical frameworks for career development.
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