Razvojni inženjeri imaju više karijernih puteva — osobito individual contributor (IC) track (tehnički rast) i management track (vođenje ljudi) — plus opcije poput specijalizacije, arhitekture i još mnogo toga. Razumijevanje puteva pomaže vam da namjerno usmjerite svoj rast.
Dva glavna traka
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.
