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Side-by-side leveling, scope, and market pay. Add up to four via ?keys=SWE.GEN.P5,SWE.GEN.P6.

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P2
DEVO.GEN.P2
DevOps Engineer DevOps Engineer
P3
DEVO.GEN.P3
DevOps Engineer Senior DevOps Engineer
S1
DEVO.GEN.S1
DevOps Engineer Junior DevOps
P2
AIMLAM.GEN.P2
Developing AI/ML Engineer
Market pay
LevelP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalS1 · S1 — Support AssociateP2 · P2 — Developing Professional
FunctionDevOps EngineerDevOps EngineerDevOps EngineerArtificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years1–33–50–11–3
ScopeDefined deliverables / small featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endA single task type or queueDefined deliverables / small features
AutonomyGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardClose supervision; follows defined proceduresGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestones
ImpactOwn and immediate-team deliverablesProject / team outcomesIndividual transactionsOwn and immediate-team deliverables
Decision rightsRoutine technical choices within guidanceOwns implementation decisions for own scopeActs within scripts; escalates exceptionsRoutine technical choices within guidance