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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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P3
INFRAS.SYSTEMSAD28B.P3
Systems Architecture — P3
P4
INFRAS.SYSTEMSAD28B.P4
Systems Architecture — P4
P3
INFRAS.DEVOPSSIA2C1.P3
DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering — P3
P3
INFRAS.INFRASTR5562.P3
Infrastructure & Platform Engineering — P3
Market pay$82k ($65k$105k)inherited$109k ($86k$139k)inherited$82k ($65k$105k)inherited$82k ($65k$105k)inherited
LevelP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional
FunctionInfrastructure, DevOps & SREInfrastructure, DevOps & SREInfrastructure, DevOps & SREInfrastructure, DevOps & SRE
FocusSystems ArchitectureSystems ArchitectureDevOps & Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure & Platform Engineering
Typical years3–55–83–53–5
ScopeFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endFeatures or a sub-system end-to-end
AutonomyWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
ImpactProject / team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomesProject / team outcomes
Decision rightsOwns implementation decisions for own scopeOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scopeOwns implementation decisions for own scope