Our Roles & Levels

Product Engineers are full stack engineers who handle both the engineering and product side, delivering features end-to-end.

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Our Levels

We break out seniority into three levels, L1 to L3.

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L1 Product Engineers

They tend to be early-career.

• They get more management support than folks at other levels.
• They focus on continuously absorbing new information about our users and how to be effective at Activepieces.
• They aim to be increasingly autonomous as they gain more experience here.

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L2 Product Engineers

They are generally responsible for running a project start-to-finish.

• They independently decide on the implementation details.
• They work with Stakeholders / teammates / L3s on the plan.
• They have personal responsibility for the “how” of what they’re working on, but share responsibility for the “what” and “why”.
• They make consistent progress on their work by continuously defining the scope, incorporating feedback, trying different approaches and solutions, and deciding what will deliver the most value for users.

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L3 Product Engineers

Their scope is bigger than coding, they lead a product area, make key product decisions and guide the team with strong leadership skills.

• Planning: They help L2s figure out what the next priority things to focus on and guide L1s in determining the right sequence of work to get a project done.
• Day-to-Day Work: They might be hands-on with the day-to-day work of the team, providing support and resources to their teammates as needed.
• Customer Communication: They handle direct communication with customers regarding planning and product direction, ensuring that customer needs and feedback are incorporated into the development process.

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How to Level Up

There is no formal process, but it happens at the end of each year and is based on two things:

1. Manager Review: Managers look at how well the engineer has performed and grown over the year.
2. Peer Review: Colleagues give feedback on how well the engineer has worked with the team.

This helps make sure promotions are fair and based on merit.