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How to Build an Engineering Ladder That Actually Works
In this episode of Tech Leadership with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the messy reality of engineering career ladders. Most companies copy-paste a generic matrix from a blog post and call it a day. Lucas argues that a good ladder must be specific to your company's stage, culture, and technical challenges. He walks through the concrete example of a Series B startup he advised that had 30 engineers and zero clear promotion criteria. The result: top performers left because they didn't see a path, and junior engineers felt stuck. Lucas explains how they built a lightweight ladder based on…
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