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April 18, 2022
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Building an Engineering Ladder: What I Stole, What I Changed, What Backfired
We adapted the Dropbox engineering ladder for a 40-person team. Three levels collapsed to two, staff split from senior for legitimate reasons, and the calibration process took six months to stabilize.
We adapted the Dropbox engineering ladder for a 40-person team. Three levels collapsed to two, staff split from senior for legitimate reasons, and the calibration process took six months to stabilize.
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Manish Bookreader
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