@james This question sounds very familiar - here's what we came up with in my org (copy-pasted from our IC Ladder guidelines - part 1/2):

*Technical*

- Gaining proficiency in all relevant technical areas
- Has solid understanding of large portions of services and systems
- Consistently follows best practices
- Provides helpful, timely code reviews and technical feedback
- Contributes to technical proposal writing and reviewing
- Uses a systematic approach to debug issues

*Execution*

- Commits to and completes tasks within expected time frame
- Estimates methodically
- Reviews tasks critically and ensures they’re appropriately sized
- Proactive about potential issues and tech debt
- Understands how people use the products and services they build

@james (part 2/2)

*Collaboration + Communication*

- Contributes to documentation of systems
- Contributes to discussion around complex issues
- Works with teammates effectively to solve problems and make decisions
- Trusted to always share updates and proactively remedy communication issues
- Clearly communicates technical issues

*Influence*

- Trusted with team decisions
- Involved in hiring and provides clear and timely feedback on candidates
- Identify and advocate for improvements in their domain
- Motivates and empowers teammates to achieve

*Maturity*

- Gives constructive feedback to others and trusts them to decide to what extent to incorporate it
- Builds consensus for decisions
- Intentional about career and growth

@viernullvier yup that's gonna be my first step based off the first 1:1 I had with my mentee today