Individual Contributor (IC) career path for Ruby Developer

Intern Ruby Developer

Has less than 1 year of experience. Learning basic of programming.

Skills needed for Intern Ruby Developer

• Learns Heroku
• Learns Ignoring .git
• Learns MongoDB
• Learns Apache Cassandra
• Learns Elasticsearch
• Learns Configuration of a new app
• Learns Commits
• Learns Staging changes
• Learns History and diffs
• Learns Pushing and Pulling
• Learns Cloning
• Learns SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Learns Sphinx Search
• Learns RubyGems
• Learns Unit testing with Rspec
• Learns Docker
• Learns Branches and Tags
• Learns MVC paradigm
• Learns PostgreSQL
• Learns SQL
• Learns SQL Server
• Learns ActiveRecord
• Learns CI
• Learns Configuring git
• Learns OOP
• Learns Redis
• Learns MySQL
• Learns Ruby
• Learns ERB/Haml
• Learns Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Learns API + JSON
• Learns Rspec

Junior Ruby Developer

Has approximately 1-2 years experience and basic programming foundations. Contribute ideas during team meetings

Skills needed for Junior Ruby Developer

• Knows Configuration of a new app
• Knows Rspec
• Knows Heroku
• Knows SQL
• Knows SQL Server
• Knows MVC paradigm
• Knows ActiveRecord
• Knows Configuring git
• Knows MongoDB
• Knows Sphinx Search
• Knows Elasticsearch
• Knows OOP
• Knows ERB/Haml
• Knows Staging changes
• Knows History and diffs
• Knows CI
• Knows Redis
• Knows PostgreSQL
• Knows MySQL
• Knows Apache Cassandra
• Knows SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Knows Ruby
• Knows RubyGems
• Knows Unit testing with Rspec
• Knows Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Knows API + JSON
• Knows Ignoring .git
• Knows Commits
• Knows Pushing and Pulling
• Knows Branches and Tags
• Knows Cloning
• Knows Docker
• Does Planning work
• Does Organise team work
• Does Product knowledge
• Does Market knowledge

Middle Ruby Developer

Has more than 2 years of experience in software engineering. They need less supervision and minimal reworks.

Skills needed for Middle Ruby Developer

• Does SQL Server
• Knows Cloning
• Does OOP
• Does MVC paradigm
• Does Heroku
• Does Docker
• Does Ruby
• Does MongoDB
• Does MySQL
• Does Sphinx Search
• Does Apache Cassandra
• Knows Ignoring .git
• Knows Commits
• Knows History and diffs
• Knows Pushing and Pulling
• Knows Branches and Tags
• Knows Configuring git
• Does SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Does RubyGems
• Does ActiveRecord
• Does Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Does Rspec
• Does API + JSON
• Does Redis
• Does PostgreSQL
• Does Unit testing with Rspec
• Does SQL
• Does Elasticsearch
• Knows Staging changes
• Does CI
• Does ERB/Haml
• Does Configuration of a new app
• Does Self-management
• Does Managing expectations
• Does Self-development
• Does Feedback
• Does Written communication

Senior Ruby Developer

Create expert design concepts, take complex projects and mentor junior engineers. They have 5-8 years of programming experience

Skills needed for Senior Ruby Developer

• Helps Redis
• Helps Commits
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps CI
• Helps Heroku
• Helps Unit testing with Rspec
• Helps Rspec
• Helps MVC paradigm
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Helps Configuration of a new app
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Cloning
• Helps Ruby
• Helps ERB/Haml
• Helps OOP
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps MySQL
• Helps SQL
• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps Docker
• Helps RubyGems
• Helps ActiveRecord
• Helps Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Helps API + JSON
• Helps Scope
• Helps Self-Reliance
• Helps Self-management
• Helps Decision-making in uncertain environment
• Helps Managing expectations
• Helps Self-development
• Helps Feedback
• Helps Written communication
• Helps Verbal communication
• Helps Foreign language skills
• Helps Team work
• Helps Argumentation
• Helps Conflict resolution
• Helps Networking and building relationships
• Helps Knowledge sharing
• Helps Motivation
• Helps Personal development plan
• Helps Skill review
• Helps Product knowledge
• Helps Product impact
• Helps Market knowledge
• Helps Product team

Staff Engineer Ruby Developer

To attain this level, it requires more than 10 years of experience. Expert knowledge of the codebase is required.

Skills needed for Staff Engineer Ruby Developer

• Helps Ruby
• Helps Unit testing with Rspec
• Helps ERB/Haml
• Helps API + JSON
• Helps Heroku
• Helps Redis
• Helps MySQL
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps Configuration of a new app
• Helps Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps Commits
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Helps Docker
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps Cloning
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps MVC paradigm
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps SQL
• Helps RubyGems
• Helps ActiveRecord
• Helps Rspec
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps OOP
• Helps CI
• Helps Scope
• Helps Self-Reliance
• Helps Self-management
• Helps Decision-making in uncertain environment
• Helps Managing expectations
• Helps Self-development
• Helps Feedback
• Helps Written communication
• Helps Verbal communication
• Helps Foreign language skills
• Helps Presentations
• Helps Speaking at conferences and publications
• Helps Argumentation
• Helps Conflict resolution
• Helps Networking and building relationships
• Helps Knowledge sharing
• Helps Planning work
• Helps Hiring
• Helps Personal development plan
• Helps Skill review
• Helps Product knowledge
• Helps Product impact
• Helps Market knowledge
• Helps Product team

Senior Staff Engineer Ruby Developer

Has approximately 12+ years of experience. Senior Staff Engineers work closely with company leaders, contribute to tech strategy

Skills needed for Senior Staff Engineer Ruby Developer

• Helps Commits
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps OOP
• Helps MVC paradigm
• Helps MySQL
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps ERB/Haml
• Helps Heroku
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps Redis
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Helps SQL
• Helps Ruby
• Helps ActiveRecord
• Helps Rspec
• Helps API + JSON
• Helps CI
• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps Cloning
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps Unit testing with Rspec
• Helps Configuration of a new app
• Helps Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps RubyGems
• Helps Docker
• Helps Scope
• Helps Self-Reliance
• Helps Self-management
• Helps Decision-making in uncertain environment
• Helps Managing expectations
• Helps Self-development
• Helps Feedback
• Helps Written communication
• Helps Verbal communication
• Helps Foreign language skills
• Helps Presentations
• Helps Speaking at conferences and publications
• Helps Team work
• Helps Argumentation
• Helps Conflict resolution
• Helps Networking and building relationships
• Helps Knowledge sharing
• Helps Mentoring
• Helps Planning work
• Helps Hiring
• Helps Personal development plan
• Helps Skill review
• Helps Product knowledge
• Helps Product impact
• Helps Market knowledge
• Helps Product team

Principal Architect Ruby Developer

The highest level for a technical career. With more than 14 Y of experience, they have a deep understanding of how the tech works

Skills needed for Principal Architect Ruby Developer

• Mentors Commits
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Mentors SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Mentors OOP
• Mentors SQL Server
• Mentors Elasticsearch
• Mentors Heroku
• Mentors Ignoring .git
• Mentors Staging changes
• Mentors History and diffs
• Mentors Cloning
• Mentors RubyGems
• Mentors ActiveRecord
• Mentors Configuration of a new app
• Mentors Rspec
• Mentors MongoDB
• Mentors PostgreSQL
• Mentors MySQL
• Mentors Sphinx Search
• Mentors Pushing and Pulling
• Mentors Configuring git
• Mentors API + JSON
• Mentors Apache Cassandra
• Mentors CI
• Mentors Docker
• Mentors MVC paradigm
• Mentors Ruby
• Mentors Unit testing with Rspec
• Mentors ERB/Haml
• Mentors Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Mentors Redis
• Mentors SQL
• Mentors Scope
• Mentors Self-Reliance
• Mentors Self-management
• Mentors Decision-making in uncertain environment
• Mentors Managing expectations
• Mentors Self-development
• Mentors Feedback
• Mentors Written communication
• Mentors Verbal communication
• Mentors Foreign language skills
• Mentors Presentations
• Mentors Speaking at conferences and publications
• Mentors Team work
• Mentors Argumentation
• Mentors Conflict resolution
• Mentors Networking and building relationships
• Mentors Knowledge sharing
• Mentors Mentoring
• Mentors Planning work
• Mentors Motivation
• Mentors Organise team work
• Mentors Hiring
• Mentors Personal development plan
• Mentors Skill review
• Mentors Product knowledge
• Mentors Product impact
• Mentors Market knowledge
• Mentors Product team

Manager career path for Ruby Developer

Tech Lead Ruby Developer

Has more than 7 years of experience. Rather than writing code, they take on the managerial responsibilities and provide sound tech

Skills needed for Tech Lead Ruby Developer

• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps Commits
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps OOP
• Helps SQL
• Helps SQL Server
• Does CI
• Does Heroku
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps Cloning
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps MVC paradigm
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps MySQL
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps ERB/Haml
• Helps Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Does Docker
• Helps Redis
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Helps Ruby
• Helps ActiveRecord
• Helps Configuration of a new app
• Helps Rspec
• Helps API + JSON
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps RubyGems
• Helps Unit testing with Rspec

Engineering Manager Ruby Developer

Engineering lead manages a larger team. Tech leads report to the engineering lead on their team’s progress, setbacks, and other

Skills needed for Engineering Manager Ruby Developer

• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps MVC paradigm
• Helps Rspec
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Does Staging changes
• Does Branches and Tags
• Does Configuring git
• Does Cloning
• Helps Ruby
• Helps RubyGems
• Helps Unit testing with Rspec
• Helps Configuration of a new app
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Does Pushing and Pulling
• Helps OOP
• Helps ERB/Haml
• Helps ActiveRecord
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Does Ignoring .git
• Does History and diffs
• Helps Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Helps API + JSON
• Helps Redis
• Helps MySQL
• Helps SQL
• Does Commits
• Helps CI
• Helps Heroku
• Helps Docker
• Does Personal development plan
• Does Product knowledge
• Does Product impact

Engineering Director Ruby Developer

Has 10+ years of experience and 5+ years of leading a team. Engineering director contributes to the technology R&D

Skills needed for Engineering Director Ruby Developer

• Helps ActiveRecord
• Helps OOP
• Helps MVC paradigm
• Mentors Ignoring .git
• Mentors Staging changes
• Mentors Sphinx Search
• Mentors SQL
• Mentors SQL Server
• Helps Docker
• Helps Unit testing with Rspec
• Helps Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Mentors Branches and Tags
• Mentors MongoDB
• Mentors Apache Cassandra
• Helps Configuration of a new app
• Helps Rspec
• Helps API + JSON
• Mentors Pushing and Pulling
• Mentors Configuring git
• Mentors MySQL
• Helps CI
• Helps Heroku
• Helps Ruby
• Helps RubyGems
• Helps ERB/Haml
• Mentors Commits
• Mentors History and diffs
• Mentors Cloning
• Mentors Redis
• Mentors PostgreSQL
• Mentors Elasticsearch
• Helps Team work
• Helps Argumentation
• Helps Networking and building relationships
• Helps Planning work
• Helps Organise team work
• Helps Skill review
• Helps Product knowledge
• Helps Product impact
• Helps Market knowledge

VP of Engineering Ruby Developer

12+ years of experience in leading engineering teams. Works with the executive team. Spots and remove bottlenecks to achieve goals

Skills needed for VP of Engineering Ruby Developer

• Helps ERB/Haml
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Commits
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps CI
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps Ruby
• Helps ActiveRecord
• Helps Configuration of a new app
• Helps Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Helps Rspec
• Helps MySQL
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps Heroku
• Helps OOP
• Helps MVC paradigm
• Helps Unit testing with Rspec
• Helps Redis
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Helps Docker
• Helps RubyGems
• Helps API + JSON
• Helps SQL
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Cloning
• Helps Scope
• Helps Self-Reliance
• Helps Self-management
• Helps Decision-making in uncertain environment
• Helps Managing expectations
• Helps Self-development
• Helps Feedback
• Helps Written communication
• Helps Verbal communication
• Helps Foreign language skills
• Helps Presentations
• Helps Speaking at conferences and publications
• Helps Team work
• Helps Argumentation
• Helps Conflict resolution
• Helps Networking and building relationships
• Helps Knowledge sharing
• Helps Planning work
• Helps Motivation
• Helps Organise team work
• Helps Personal development plan
• Helps Skill review
• Helps Product knowledge
• Helps Product impact
• Helps Market knowledge
• Helps Product team

CTO Ruby Developer

Highest position for software engineers. The CTO is a part of the executive team. Position is critical for company.

Skills needed for CTO Ruby Developer

• Mentors ERB/Haml
• Mentors Staging changes
• Mentors History and diffs
• Mentors Configuring git
• Mentors OOP
• Mentors PostgreSQL
• Mentors Ruby
• Mentors RubyGems
• Mentors Basics of REST and HTTP protocol
• Mentors Rspec
• Mentors Ignoring .git
• Mentors Sphinx Search
• Mentors CI
• Mentors Heroku
• Mentors Unit testing with Rspec
• Mentors Configuration of a new app
• Mentors API + JSON
• Mentors Commits
• Mentors Branches and Tags
• Mentors Cloning
• Mentors SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Mentors MongoDB
• Mentors MySQL
• Mentors SQL Server
• Mentors Docker
• Mentors ActiveRecord
• Mentors Pushing and Pulling
• Mentors MVC paradigm
• Mentors Redis
• Mentors SQL
• Mentors Apache Cassandra
• Mentors Elasticsearch
• Mentors Scope
• Mentors Self-Reliance
• Mentors Self-management
• Mentors Decision-making in uncertain environment
• Mentors Managing expectations
• Mentors Self-development
• Mentors Feedback
• Mentors Written communication
• Mentors Verbal communication
• Mentors Foreign language skills
• Mentors Presentations
• Mentors Speaking at conferences and publications
• Mentors Team work
• Mentors Argumentation
• Mentors Conflict resolution
• Mentors Networking and building relationships
• Mentors Knowledge sharing
• Mentors Mentoring
• Mentors Planning work
• Mentors Motivation
• Mentors Organise team work
• Mentors Hiring
• Mentors Personal development plan
• Mentors Skill review
• Mentors Product knowledge
• Mentors Product impact
• Mentors Market knowledge
• Mentors Product team