Description
As a company we value transparency and autonomy. These values must be coupled with accountability if we are to succeed. Taking responsibility for your own actions and the actions of the team and holding others to this standard is critical for us to be able to trust and work with each other.
Milestone 1
Individual Step
At this step, you are focused primarily on being a useful contributor, gaining experience and learning how to be effective on their team. It is not expected that a member of technology would remain at this step during their entire time at Spotify. At this step, your focus should be on growing so that you can support your team. This is the only step where there is an expectation that all members of technology should move toward the next step.
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Drives work tasks to completion | Takes responsibility for their actions, and recognizes their own mistakes |
| Questions team decisions if they disagree and can propose other solutions without being dogmatic | Offers constructive feedback on areas of expertise |
| Effectively incorporates feedback from other members of the squad | Speaks up when others break working agreements |
Milestone 2
Squad/Chapter Step
At this step, you are a resource for your chapter or your squad, either as a domain specialist for your team, or as a generalist/problem solver for them. You should be able to lead smaller efforts coordinating with other members of your team and drive them to completion and/or dig into tough problems and solve them independently taking in feedback from your peers and focusing on the outcome.
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Offers constructive feedback on areas of broader scope | Thoughtful about process; proposes changes as needed for the whole team to execute more effectively |
| Holds team accountable for their best possible effort | When finding an issue in another team, raise the issue skillfully with that team |
Milestone 3
Tribe/Guild Step
At this step, you have an impact across squads or chapters. You are a resource for a larger group as a domain expert or generalist. You will lead cross-team (squad/tribe/chapter) efforts involving more people and drive them to completion and/or you will take on large challenges, working with diverse stakeholders in multiple teams to solve a problem that affects your larger organization.
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Will speak up on more broad issues In their domain beyond their own work, such as processes, company issues or large projects | Raises Issues early when they see obstacles to achieving a goal (Individual, team or tribe), and works to find solution |
| Actively helps solve cross-team Issues by assisting other team beyond the expectations of their role | Volunteers to get involved in the solution even if it Is beyond their own team or role |
| Evangelizes good practices both on and off the team (testing, maintainability, educing duplicate etc.) |
Milestone 4
Technology/Company Step
At this step, your focus is significantly on supporting Tech-wide or company-wide initiatives. You will Road Manage projects that span tribes and be responsible for solving Tech-wide problems, and/or you will also represent Tech in company and/or industry forums, and/or you will be a go-to person across the company to solve very complex problems
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Will Road Manage company-level or Tech-level projects | Actively takes accountability for tech improvement efforts |
| May own leadership for an entire area across multiple tribes | Will actively work with Tech or company leadership to drive a solution when they see a broader issue, including possibly taking on the RM role |
| Will take responsibility for working with teams and driving a solution when they see challenges anywhere in Tech | May lead a guild or multiple guilds in their areas |
Milestone 5
N/A within the Spotify Career Steps Framework
Configuration Health
- ✅ Associated with 5 roles
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Role & Position Requirements
- Coachesare recommended to be milestone 1+
- Developersare recommended to be milestone 1+
- It Support Techniciansare recommended to be milestone 1+
- Product Ownersare recommended to be milestone 1+
- Quality Assurance Engineersare recommended to be milestone 1+
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