# jorgef/engineeringladders

A framework for Engineering Managers

Repository: https://github.com/jorgef/engineeringladders
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/engineeringladders
Homepage: https://www.engineeringladders.com
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-11-01T22:12:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2511, "days_push": 1401, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8541, forks 598 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.427724+00:00)

## What it is
A documentation-based framework defining engineering career ladders (Developer, Tech Lead, Technical Program Manager, Engineering Manager) across levels 1-7, with radar charts visualizing expectations on five axes. It helps engineering managers plan career growth and have structured conversations with direct reports.

## Use cases
- define engineering career ladders for my team
- compare tech lead vs engineering manager roles
- plan promotion criteria for software engineers
- visualize role expectations with radar charts
- prepare for career growth conversations with reports
- set expectations for senior engineer levels

## When to choose
- you manage engineers and need a baseline career ladder to adapt
- you want a simple, chart-based way to discuss role expectations
- you need a common vocabulary for developer, tech lead, TPM, and manager tracks

## When to avoid
- you need HR software or performance review tooling rather than a reference framework
- your organization requires fully customized ladders with no baseline
- you expect maintained software with releases and code

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, data-visualization
- domain: hr, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: career-ladders, engineering-management, radar-charts, career-development, tech-lead, engineering-manager

## Member repositories
- jorgef/engineeringladders (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.427724+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:26:20.286469+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jorgef/engineeringladders (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.427724+00:00, sha d37ec683466e)
  - homepage: https://www.engineeringladders.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:59.247297+00:00, sha 3778b2db44f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.