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        "level": "E3",
        "title": "Software Engineer",
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        "signals": ["execution", "learning", "basic debugging"]
      },
      {
        "level": "E4",
        "title": "Software Engineer",
        "description": "Delivers features independently. Writes reliable, maintainable code.",
        "signals": ["ownership", "feature delivery", "code reliability"]
      },
      {
        "level": "E5",
        "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
        "description": "Leads medium-to-large projects. Improves system performance and mentors others.",
        "signals": ["project leadership", "impact", "mentorship"]
      },
      {
        "level": "E6",
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        "signals": ["cross-team leadership", "architecture", "execution at scale"]
      },
      {
        "level": "E7",
        "title": "Senior Staff Software Engineer",
        "description": "Drives technical direction across an organization.",
        "signals": ["org-level influence", "strategy", "complex systems"]
      },
      {
        "level": "E8",
        "title": "Principal Engineer",
        "description": "Company-level technical leadership and long-term vision.",
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      }
    ]
  }
}