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Engineer L3

Level 3 is the most needed team member. It does not mean we will limit the growth to higher levels, but on this level, you actually contribute in main areas of productivity as a developer.

Same as L1, L2, but also...

Should have

  • Successfully performed the role of an L2 at Socialbakers or equivalent role elsewhere
  • Performed work that was evaluated to be done at ‘high quality’ by peers
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate well across teams
  • Succeeded as an engineer when presented with projects of increasing complexity over time across multiple areas or domains of the code/product
  • Demonstrated ability to unblock themselves and other team members
  • Earned a high level of trust amongst team to own a task/project without needing much supervision
  • Demonstrated ability to anticipate how contributions can affect larger architecture, developing risk mitigation and contingency plans
  • A high level of understanding about where their work fits in and how to be useful and successful on their team
  • A high level of craftsmanship about their work, the end experience of the user, and impact on overall product
  • Demonstrated an open minded attitude to solutions presented by product and design and help to iterate and improve those solutions

Is expected to

  • Be familiar with multiple areas or domains of the code/product
  • Be able to dive in to any area of the code/product that they’re not familiar with & make changes, guide others in how to do this
  • Show curiosity to not only learn new things but fully understand how they work
  • Be highly productive - have a reputation for getting things done quickly and efficiently
  • Be proactive in keeping codebase healthy
  • Be a mentor for other engineers
  • Make an extra effort if the team runs into crunch time
  • Capable of identifying and communicating the problems to be solved
  • Helping in breakdown of a problem into an executable action plan for themselves and other engineers
  • Consistently tie back a project to a team goal
  • Actively participate in frequent code/design/architecture reviews
  • Be able to communicate well with all engineers regardless of seniority
  • Work across engineering teams (dev, QA, devops) to ensure new code launches smoothly and customer needs are met
  • Monitor the outcomes of team’s actions to learn from mistakes and replicate successes
  • Reach goals specified in education plan and successfully present them on engineering level
  • Interview prospective candidates and provide thoughtful evaluations and feedback

Practical examples

  • L3 is present on value stream meetings and understand the outcome and plans
  • L3 is helpful on feature refinements and planning meetings

Red flags

  • Fails to identify or communicate big roadblocks
  • Us-vs-them attitude
  • Continually underestimates timelines
  • Doesn’t take operational excellence seriously
  • Solutions are more complicated than necessary
  • Does not take sprints seriously and does not deliver promised value