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P3
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P3
Technical and Professional Roles — P3
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P2
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P2
Technical and Professional Roles — P2
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P4
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P4
Technical and Professional Roles — P4
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P1
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P1
Technical and Professional Roles — P1
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Market pay$90k ($71k$115k)inherited$79k ($62k$101k)inherited$120k ($94k$152k)inherited$68k ($53k$86k)inherited
LevelP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP1 · P1 — Entry-Level Professional
FunctionTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional Roles
FocusTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional Roles
Typical years3–51–35–80–2
ScopeFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endDefined deliverables / small featuresA system or set of related featuresOwn tasks within a defined component
AutonomyWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsClose supervision; work reviewed frequently
ImpactProject / team outcomesOwn and immediate-team deliverablesMulti-team / function outcomesOwn deliverables
Decision rightsOwns implementation decisions for own scopeRoutine technical choices within guidanceOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designFew independent decisions; escalates the rest