P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Proficient
Lead development of independent ML tasks or sub-projects. Analyze complex datasets to improve model performance.
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead development of ML tasks
- Analyze complex datasets
- Improve model performance
- Mentor junior team members
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams
- Develop project timelines
- Ensure project deliverables
- Conduct advanced data analysis
- Lead ML task development
- Analyze and interpret data
- Mentor team members
- Coordinate project activities
- Ensure quality deliverables
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Advanced data analysis
- Project management
- Mentorship
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Complex problem-solving
- Machine Learning Techniques
- Data analysis methods
- Project management principles
- Team leadership
- Advanced programming
- Effective communication
- Mentorship abilities
- Project leadership
- Data analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration
What good looks like
- 3–5 years of hands-on ML/AI experience
- Experience with MLOps tools
- Proven project leadership skills
Common titles
AI Model Development IIIAI Model Development 3Mid-Level AI Model DevelopmentAI Model Developer IIIAI Model Developer 3Mid-Level AI Model DeveloperSoftware Engineering IIISoftware Engineering 3Mid-Level Software EngineeringSoftware Engineer IIISoftware Engineer 3Mid-Level Software Engineer
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 15-0000 — Computer & Mathematical Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.