P2P2 — Developing Professional

Associate

Engineers at this level deliver small features/bug fixes with less supervision.

What this level means

Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence

Scope
Defined deliverables / small features
Autonomy
General supervision; reviewed at milestones
Complexity
Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
Impact
Own and immediate-team deliverables
Decision rights
Routine technical choices within guidance
Leadership
May guide interns
Typical experience
1–3 yrs

What you'd do

  • Deliver small features/bug fixes
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Collaborate with team members
  • Improve code quality
  • Contribute to team processes
  • Deliver features and fixes
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Collaborate with team
  • Improve code quality
  • Contribute to processes

Skills, knowledge & tools

  • Feature development
  • Bug fixing
  • Code review
  • Team collaboration
  • Communication
  • Software development processes
  • Code quality standards
  • Team collaboration techniques
  • Problem-solving strategies
  • Communication in development teams
  • Improved code quality
  • Understanding of team processes
  • Code review participation
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication

What good looks like

  • Ability to complete tasks with some independence
  • Experience in feature tasks or bug fixes
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Proficiency in programming languages
  • Understanding of team processes

Common titles

Software Engineering IISoftware Engineering 2Software Engineer IISoftware Engineer 2Software Development IISoftware Development 2Software Developer IISoftware Developer 2Frontend Engineering IIFrontend Engineering 2Frontend Engineer IIFrontend Engineer 2

What it pays

Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.

O*NET / SOC: 15-1252.00Software Developers

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