Product Engineering Ladder

Leveling System for Inception Health

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Engineering Manager

Role also known as dev manager, is responsible for the consistent delivery, career growth and level of happiness of the team.

Level Senior Position
4 Yes EM4 - Engineering Manager 4
5 Yes EM5 - Engineering Manager 5
6 Yes EM6 - Engineering Manager 6

If you have other managers as direct reports, you might want to read the Managing Managers section since it provides more information about the “Manages People” aspect of the role.

EM4 - Engineering Manager 4

Engineering Manager 4
  • Expertise: Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
  • System: Owns: owns the production operation and monitoring of the system and is aware of its SLAs
  • People: Manages: manages the team members’ career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
  • Process: Defines: defines the right processes for the group’s maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
  • Influence: Team: makes an impact on the whole team, not just on specific parts of it

EM5 - Engineering Manager 5

Engineering Manager 5
  • Expertise: Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
  • System: Evolves: evolves the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
  • People: Manages: manages the team members’ career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
  • Process: Defines: defines the right processes for the group’s maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
  • Influence: Multiple Team: makes an impact not only on the whole team but also on other teams

EM6 - Engineering Manager 6

Engineering Manager 6
  • Expertise: Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
  • System: Evolves: evolves the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
  • People: Manages: manages the team members’ career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
  • Process: Defines: defines the right processes for the team’s maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
  • Influence: Company: makes an impact on the whole tech organization

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