Observed career paths · engineering_management

Where does a Senior Engineering Manager go next?

2 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
Director of Engineering, Group+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
50% of observed moves out of Senior Engineering Manager go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Engineering, Division+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
50% of observed moves out of Senior Engineering Manager go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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