L1 Engineer

L1 Engineer — Technology Guild Criteria

These criteria define the Technology Guild’s expectations for an Engineer (L1). They are authored and governed by the Technology Guild and aggregated into the L1 Engineer Evaluation Workbook by the HR Management practice.

Criteria by Management Practice

Software Engineering Management

ID	Criterion
L1-SEM01	Codes, fixes, and documents moderately complex systems from supplied requirements.
L1-SEM11	Writes simple unit tests.
L1-SEM12	Understands fundamentals of Object Oriented programming.
L1-SEM13	Has working knowledge of common development solutions.
L1-SEM14	Holds at least one relevant Microsoft certification.

Solution Engineering Management

ID	Criterion
L1-SOL15	Can read and understand standard design documents.
L1-SOL16	Can create task lists from design documentation.
L1-SOL17	Follows prescribed technical quality standards.
L1-SOL18	Participates in code reviews and development activities.
L1-SOL19	Understands source control systems.
L1-SOL20	Implements industry standard design patterns appropriately.

Platform Architecture Management

ID	Criterion
L1-PAM21	Can read and understand standard architecture documents.