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Job titles/level are really nice at my company because they have a help provide a language and social acceptable way to talk about the scope of tasks someone can accomplish AND a way to talk about the scope of a task or project.

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Yes it’s simpler. But that’s exactly to problem. It squashes all the things that makes individuals individual.

Job titles don't in any way stop me from understanding the uniqueness of individuals on my team. There are many paths to leveling up, and understanding why people are in the positions they are directly requires that individual context.

That's good. But what value do job levels (not roles) give you and the company?

There's a gamut of reasons, and it benefits all of managers, ICs, and the company. I like to point to Spotify's prose on building their engineering career ladder as a good example of why ladders can be important.

0. https://labs.spotify.com/2016/02/08/technical-career-path/

1. https://labs.spotify.com/2016/02/22/things-we-learned-creati...

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