Career Development

The closed loop: career paths (off universal levels + JobFrame coordinates) → development gap → learning objectives + tools → re-measure capability growth. Demonstrated on the seed SWE.GEN.P3 → SWE.GEN.P4 path.

Career paths · SWE.GEN.P3

Coordinate-backed adjacency

Ladder (promotions)

  • SWE.GEN.P4

    Next rung on the SWE GEN ladder (P3 → P4).

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  • SWE.GEN.P5

    Stretch promotion 2 levels up (P3 → P5).

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  • SWE.GEN.P6

    Stretch promotion 3 levels up (P3 → P6).

    promotionno_match

  • SWE.GEN.M2

    Track crossover: move from the P-track into the M-track (P3 → M2).

    track changereview

Lattice (lateral / cross-functional)

  • SWE.PLAT.P3

    Lateral move within SWE — high work overlap (distance 0.18).

    lateralΔ0.18confident

  • DS.GEN.P3

    Cross-functional move into DS — adjacent work content (distance 0.31).

    cross functionalΔ0.31review

Development gap → SWE.GEN.P4

6 competencies to acquire / deepen

  • Distributed systems and scalability

    new

    knowledge · priority 1.00 · via canon_component

  • System design for ambiguous, complex problems

    new

    ability · priority 1.00 · via canon_component

  • Data structures and algorithms

    deepen

    knowledge · priority 0.90 · via canon_component

  • Writing maintainable, testable code

    deepen

    skill · priority 0.90 · via canon_component

  • Mentoring and coaching peers

    new

    behavioral_attribute · priority 0.70 · via canon_component

  • Influence cross-team technical direction

    new

    responsibility · priority 0.70 · via canon_component

Learning catalog · SWE.GEN.P4

Curated by us · controlled by the company (hot-swap / LMS-map)

  • Distributed systems and scalability

    Understand Distributed systems and scalability well enough to apply it in role.

    System Design Primer · course

  • System design for ambiguous, complex problems

    Analyze problems using System design for ambiguous, complex problems.

    System Design Primer · course

  • Mentoring and coaching peers

    Consistently demonstrate Mentoring and coaching peers.

    The Manager's Path · book

  • Influence cross-team technical direction

    Own and deliver: Influence cross-team technical direction.

    Crucial Conversations · book

Capability growth (re-measure)

The differentiator: growth, not course completion.

  • Distributed systems and scalability

    0.40 → 0.75+0.35 growthtarget reached