Software Engineering
Frontend
Frontend engineers who reach CTO think in systems but speak in user impact. You'll build technical strategy through the lens of what actually matters to humans.
Career Progression
Rotational Tours · L1–L3
Build the craft. Prove you can wield the tools of Software Engineering.
Transformational Tours · L4–L7
Deliver outcomes. Each tour has a defined mission and success criteria.
Foundational Tours · L8–L10
Shape the organization. Build institutions, not just products.
What Hiring Managers Look For
L1-L3: You build production features that users actually use, not just coding exercises—hiring managers want to see real user impact and clean component architecture.
L4-L6: You've architected frontend systems that scaled beyond your original team's scope, proving you can design for other engineers to build upon successfully.
L7+: Boards evaluate whether you've transformed how an entire organization thinks about user experience and technical architecture, not just shipped features.
Common Career Transitions
Frontend → Full-Stack at L4-L5 for end-to-end product ownership
Frontend → Product Engineering at L5-L6 to bridge technical and user needs
Frontend → Platform/DevEx at L6+ to build tooling that empowers other frontend teams