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Comprehensive tech roles and competencies library for 78 technical roles with 9 career levels each. Includes detailed competencies and career progression paths with complete bilingual support (EN/ES).
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{
"role": "Backend Developer",
"category": "Software Engineering",
"levels": {
"BE-L1": {
"level": "L1 - Trainee",
"levelNumber": 1,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 0,
"max": 1
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Basic understanding of client-server architecture",
"Elementary knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols and REST methods",
"Ability to create simple endpoints with supervision",
"Basic understanding of relational databases (tables, simple queries)",
"Ability to write functional code following examples",
"Elementary knowledge of debugging with logs",
"Basic understanding of authentication and authorization",
"Ability to use basic development tools"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Basic knowledge of command line",
"Familiarity with common IDEs",
"Elementary understanding of JSON and XML"
],
"indicators": [
"Requires constant supervision",
"Can complete simple tasks with detailed guidance",
"Needs 3-6 months to be productive"
]
},
"BE-L2": {
"level": "L2 - Junior I",
"levelNumber": 2,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 1,
"max": 2
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Ability to implement complete CRUDs with minimal supervision",
"Ability to design normalized database schemas",
"Practical knowledge of ORM/ODM and their limitations",
"Understanding of indexes and basic query optimization",
"Ability to implement data validation and error handling",
"Ability to work with basic queue and messaging systems",
"Knowledge of MVC patterns and layered architecture",
"Understanding of unit and integration testing"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Basic knowledge of Docker",
"Ability to use profiling tools",
"Basic understanding of CI/CD"
],
"indicators": [
"Can develop simple features independently",
"Resolves medium complexity bugs",
"Actively participates in code reviews"
]
},
"BE-L3": {
"level": "L3 - Junior II",
"levelNumber": 3,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 2,
"max": 3
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Mastery of RESTful API design and best practices",
"Ability to implement robust authentication and authorization (JWT, OAuth)",
"Ability to optimize application and query performance",
"Deep knowledge of transactions and data consistency",
"Ability to implement caching at multiple levels",
"Understanding of design patterns and their practical application",
"Ability to work with multiple data sources simultaneously",
"Knowledge of structured logging and monitoring"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Knowledge of GraphQL",
"Ability to implement websockets",
"Basic understanding of microservices"
],
"indicators": [
"Completes complex features with minimal supervision",
"Identifies and resolves performance issues",
"Actively contributes to technical design"
]
},
"BE-L4": {
"level": "L4 - Mid-Level I",
"levelNumber": 4,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 3,
"max": 5
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Ability to design distributed systems and microservices",
"Mastery of event-driven architecture and messaging patterns",
"Ability to implement idempotency and failure handling",
"Deep knowledge of concurrency and parallelism",
"Ability to design high-availability systems",
"Mastery of advanced security (encryption, hashing, salt)",
"Ability to implement rate limiting and throttling",
"Knowledge of distributed tracing and observability"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Knowledge of Kubernetes and orchestration",
"Ability to implement CQRS and Event Sourcing",
"Understanding of Domain-Driven Design"
],
"indicators": [
"Leads development of critical components",
"Effectively mentors junior developers",
"Makes informed architectural decisions"
]
},
"BE-L5": {
"level": "L5 - Mid-Level II",
"levelNumber": 5,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 5,
"max": 7
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Expertise in cloud-native and serverless architectures",
"Ability to design scalable multi-tenant systems",
"Mastery of large-scale database optimization",
"Ability to implement sharding and partitioning",
"Deep knowledge of CAP theorem and eventual consistency",
"Ability to design versioned and backward-compatible public APIs",
"Expertise in legacy system migration",
"Mastery of Service Mesh and API Gateways"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Knowledge of Machine Learning pipelines",
"Ability to work with Big Data",
"Understanding of Blockchain and distributed systems"
],
"indicators": [
"Designs architectures for complete products",
"Defines team technical standards",
"Leads cross-team technical initiatives"
]
},
"BE-L6": {
"level": "L6 - Senior I",
"levelNumber": 6,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 7,
"max": 10
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Ability to architect enterprise backend platforms",
"Expertise in infrastructure cost optimization",
"Mastery of disaster recovery and backup strategies",
"Ability to design globally distributed systems",
"Deep knowledge of compliance and regulations (GDPR, PCI)",
"Ability to lead massive architecture migrations",
"Expertise in platform engineering and developer experience",
"Mastery of chaos engineering and resilience"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Knowledge of edge computing",
"Ability to design IoT systems",
"Understanding of quantum computing readiness"
],
"indicators": [
"Architects solutions for multiple teams",
"Influences organizational technical decisions",
"Represents the company technically"
]
},
"BE-L7": {
"level": "L7 - Senior II",
"levelNumber": 7,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 10,
"max": 12
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Technical leadership in digital transformations",
"Ability to design architectures for Fortune 500 companies",
"Expertise in legacy system modernization strategies",
"Mastery of multi-cloud and cloud-agnostic architectures",
"Ability to define multi-year technical roadmaps",
"Deep knowledge of software economics and TCO",
"Expertise in building and scaling engineering teams",
"Ability to influence the industry with innovations"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Ability to patent innovations",
"Ability to technically evaluate startups",
"Knowledge of technical venture capital"
],
"indicators": [
"Defines organizational technical strategy",
"Recognized as thought leader",
"Speaker at international conferences"
]
},
"BE-L8": {
"level": "L8 - Staff/Principal",
"levelNumber": 8,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 12,
"max": 15
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Strategic vision of industry technological evolution",
"Ability to lead disruptive innovation",
"Expertise in technical due diligence and M&A",
"Mastery of organizational transformation through technology",
"Ability to build and lead engineering organizations",
"Deep knowledge of business impact of technical decisions",
"Expertise in executive stakeholder relations",
"Ability to define engineering culture"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Ability to influence industry policies",
"Ability to create technology spin-offs",
"Knowledge of technology investment"
],
"indicators": [
"Impacts the technical direction of the industry",
"Advisor to C-suite and boards",
"Mentor to senior technical leaders"
]
},
"BE-L9": {
"level": "L9 - VP/CTO",
"levelNumber": 9,
"yearsRange": {
"min": 15,
"max": null
},
"coreCompetencies": [
"Executive leadership in technology",
"Ability to align technology with business strategy",
"Expertise in managing multi-million dollar technology budgets",
"Mastery of investor relations and board management",
"Ability to perform technology M&A and post-merger integration",
"Deep knowledge of technology risk management",
"Expertise in building competitive advantages through technology",
"Ability to drive enterprise digital transformation"
],
"complementaryCompetencies": [
"Ability to influence technology regulation",
"Ability to create technology ecosystems",
"Knowledge of private equity and exits"
],
"indicators": [
"Defines and executes enterprise technology vision",
"Responsible for technology P&L",
"Public face of the company in technology"
]
}
}
}