Associate Software Engineer

Each level is based on the criteria from the preceding level. A L4 must also meet all the criteria for a L3. 

For a given level, meeting the specified number of years of relevant experience is not strictly required. However, every year short is harder to account for with respect to promotions or hiring. Years of relevant experience are important for establishing a track record since it takes time to assess the impact of long-term decisions. Time served in industry or academia cannot stand alone. Your experience should also be relevant to the level criteria. 

We promote individuals to the next level after they demonstrate consistent performance at that level. While they do not need to meet every single criterion of the next level to be promoted, they must meet the Scope & Impact criteria. 

In this document, team refers to an engineer's immediate team; organization refers to the group under a VP or Director. 

The Technical Competencies section is fluid and will differ between engineering teams.  This section will be the only modifiable section and should fit the required Job Description.  

Software Engineer I 

A new software engineer with potential 

Typical Experience 

Software Engineers typically acquire the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to meet the expectations of this level by earning a related Bachelor’s degree. Typically, a person’s first fulltime software engineering job. 

Engineer Criteria 

Scope & Impact  

• Writes, tests, and documents code according to Clinisys Software Engineering standards and practices with guidance from more experienced software engineers. 
  
  

Technical Execution 

• Debugs and fixes issues in development, test, and production. 
• Participates in software design for features and bug fixes under direct supervision. 
  
  

Ownership  

• Serves as on-call first responder for software their team owns. 
  
  

Collaboration 

• Asks for help as appropriate and learns from it. 
• Contributes to team activities and collaborates within the team to solve problems. 
  
  

Technical Competencies 

• Experience with VB6 or .Net
• Strong SQL Knowledge 
• Experience with ADO
• Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming
• Knowledge of web applications is a plus (REACT, Angular, Java Script)