Developers के पास कई करियर पथ होते हैं — विशेष रूप से individual contributor (IC) track (तकनीकी रूप से बढ़ना) और management track (लोगों का नेतृत्व करना) — साथ ही specialization, architecture, और अधिक जैसे विकल्प। पथों को समझना आपको अपने विकास को जानबूझकर निर्देशित करने में मदद करता है।
दो मुख्य tracks
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR (IC) → grow as a technical expert (without managing people):
junior → mid → senior → staff → principal → distinguished engineer
→ deeper technical expertise, larger scope/impact, technical leadership, architecture,
influencing across teams (a real senior path — not everyone must manage)
MANAGEMENT → lead and grow PEOPLE/teams:
→ team lead → engineering manager → director → VP → CTO
→ focus shifts to people, process, strategy, delivery (less hands-on coding)
→ both are valid, valued senior paths → choose based on what you enjoy/are good at.
