[teampractices] Documentation on software engineer gradings?

[James Douglas]

Yesterday there was an article[1] about flipping the Joel Test[2] around to
focus on software developers.  It's pretty high level, but might be a handy
resource for formalizing software engineer gradings:

> The Simple Programmer Test
>
> 1. Can you use source control effectively?
> 2. Can you solve algorithm-type problems?
> 3. Can you program in more than one language or technology?
> 4. Do you do something to increase your education or skills every day?
> 5. Do you name things appropriately?
> 6. Can you communicate your ideas effectively?
> 7. Do you understand basic design patterns?
> 8. Do you know how to debug effectively?
> 9. Do you test your own code?
> 10. Do you share your knowledge?
> 11. Do you use the best tools for your job?
> 12. Can you build an actual application?

1.
http://simpleprogrammer.com/2015/02/16/joel-test-programmers-simple-programmer-test/
2. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Dan Garry <dgarry at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Do we have documentation anywhere on what is expected of the different
> gradings (for lack of a better word) of Software Engineer, e.g. Associate
> Software Engineer vs Software Engineer vs Senior Software Engineer vs
> Principal Software Engineer? It seems we have a mental model for this, so
> it might be helpful to write it down and discuss it.
>
> A draft table that Howie put together for the gradings of Product Manager
> is available here:
> https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/document/d/1n-eZUSqtD11_qEO0LkqjbIez_IRyQ8Vn3TgkKLo-QzQ/edit
>
> Such documentation tends to be fairly high-level and open to
> interpretation, but I find it's helpful to get a sense of the different
> responsibilities, especially for people that are new to the organisation.
> It also helps people to reflect on themselves and hone in on what they want
> to improve about themselves.
>
> Dan
>
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> Dan Garry
> Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
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