Modeled career paths · Cryptography engineering

Where does a Cryptography Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Cryptography Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior Cryptography Engineer+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Cryptography Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Staff Cryptographer+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Cryptography Engineer go here
leadership branch92% of modeled exits move upward from there
IoT Solutions Architect+10% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior IoT Engineer. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Applied Cryptography+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Cryptography Engineer. 13% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Cryptography Lead+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Cryptography Engineer. 13% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior IoT Engineer-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Cryptography Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Privacy Engineer-10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Cryptography Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.