Tech leads are the owners of a system and require a unique balance between hands-on engineering, architecture knowledge and production support.
| Org Level | Stage | Public Title | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| L5 | Experienced | Engineer | TL3 |
| L6 | Experienced | Staff Engineer | TL4 |
| L7 | Experienced | Staff Engineer | TL5 |
| L8 | Experienced | Principal Engineer | TL6 |
- Specializes: is the go-to person for one or more technologies and takes initiative to learn new ones
- Owns: owns the production operation and monitoring of the system and is aware of its SLAs
- Coordinates: coordinates team members providing effective feedback and moderating discussions
- Adjusts: adjusts the team processes, listening to feedback and guiding the team through the changes
- Subsystem: makes an impact on one or more subsystems or team pods
- Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
- Evolves: evolves the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
- Coordinates: coordinates team members providing effective feedback and moderating discussions
- Defines: defines the right processes for the team's maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
- Team: makes an impact on the whole team, not just on specific parts of it
- Masters: has very deep knowledge about the whole technology stack of the system
- Leads: leads the technical excellence of the system and creates plans to mitigate outages
- Coordinates: coordinates team members providing effective feedback and moderating discussions
- Defines: defines the right processes for the team's maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
- Multiple Teams: makes an impact not only on the whole team but also on other teams
- Masters: has very deep knowledge about the whole technology stack of the system
- Leads: leads the technical excellence of the system and creates plans to mitigate outages
- Coordinates: coordinates team members providing effective feedback and moderating discussions
- Defines: defines the right processes for the team's maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
- Company: makes an impact on the whole tech organization