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L7: Principal and Beyond

You shape the technical identity of an organization.

  • scope: company-level pillars, multiproduct platforms, or existential risks.
  • autonomy: sets roadmaps others execute.
  • ambiguity: extreme; defines categories, not just solutions.
  • influence: org-wide or company-wide; external reputation often included.

At L7+, you’re editing the architecture of the org as much as the architecture of the code.

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