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How One CTO Defined His Engineering Levels With a Rubric
In this episode of Tech Leadership with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack a concrete approach to engineering career ladders: the public rubric used by a mid-stage SaaS CTO. They discuss how he replaced vague titles with a matrix covering four dimensions — scope, complexity, autonomy, and impact — and tied each level to specific, measurable behaviors. Lucas shares how the rubric cut promotion disputes by 70% in the first year, while Luna questions whether standardization can stifle growth for unconventional engineers. The conversation lands on a practical takeaway: any team can build a simple…
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