In our small organization, anyone has the opportunity to work up to their desired position. This guide is provided as a rough idea of how we classify levels of seniority at ZibaSec. We want to ensure you always feel appreciated, challenged, and properly compensated at ZibaSec.

5 Core Levels

Each career discipline is split into five levels. The levels in this section are intended to be seen as abstractions. For specific things, like engineering, the levels won’t use numerical values, but functional titles instead.

It is also important to note that these are not rigid definitions. It is possible that someone is at a Level 3 while still having some Level 2 characteristics and even having some Level 4 attributes. These criteria aren’t exhaustive, and they aren’t mere checklists. They’re a guide to having an individualized discussion about career progression.

It should also be noted that these criteria chiefly examine the scope of work someone is capable of tackling independently. In addition to that assessment, we also look at the quality of the execution itself. ZibaSec pays in the top 25% of the industry (based on Washington, D.C rates), so the quality of the work itself should be commensurate with that target.

Level 1

• Has up to 2 years of experience.
• Needs to work under tightly defined and scoped objectives.
• Demonstrates only basic familiarity with advanced concepts, methods, or techniques.
• Needs work to be thoroughly reviewed.
• Demonstrates little-to-no domain expertise in the underlying offering.

Engineering Title: Associate Software Engineer

Level 2

• Needs work to be reviewed in terms of general approach versus specific implementation.
• Has expertise in at least one methodology.
• Provides useful feedback on the work of others.
• Typically takes on tasks with some guidance once work has started.
• Demonstrates a functional understanding of product domain and can generally speak to the needs of the customer base

Engineering Title: Software Engineer

Level 3