Modeled career paths · Leadership

Where does a Director of Engineering go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Engineering 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
VP of Engineering+28% typical comp change · ~4.3y typical
59% of modeled moves out of Director of Engineering go here
executive step84% of modeled exits move upward from there
CTO+30% typical comp change · ~5.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of Engineering go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
VP Operations+18% typical comp change · ~8.7y typical
reachable via Founder. 4% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Entrepreneurial possibility
Founder-30% typical comp change · ~4.7y typical
17% of modeled moves out of Director of Engineering go here
founding30% 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.