L-iżviluppaturi għandhom mogħdijiet tal-karriera multipli — b'mod notevoli it-track individual contributor (IC) (għotjien teknikament) u t-track tal-immaniġġment (li twassal in-nies) — flimkien ma' għażliet bħall-ispeċjalizzazzjoni, arkitektura, u ħafna oħrajn. Il-fehim tal-mogħdijiet jgħin li tudirizz il-għotjiek intenzjonalment.
It-tnejn il-prin ċipali 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.
