SWE covers a dozen different jobs, I built a free tool to map which one fits you

A developer has launched a free online tool that helps software engineers identify which of 17 specialized career paths best fits their skills and preferences. The tool offers a ranked assessment and allows users to compare up to five archetypes side by side on compensation, mix, and day-to-day work.

FIND YOUR LANE You can code. But which role is right for you? Opportunities for software engineers have expanded beyond the classic job titles. Discover which ones fit you best — ranked, and explained. Take the assessment → /assessment/ no signup Side by side See how archetypes stack up against each other Pick up to 5 and line them up on comp, mix, and day-to-day — side by side. Compare side by side → /archetypes/compare/ Product / Full-Stack Software Engineer /archetypes/product-full-stack-software-engineer/ • Platform / Infrastructure Engineer /archetypes/platform-infrastructure-engineer/ • SRE / Production Engineer /archetypes/sre-production-engineer/ • Data Engineer /archetypes/data-engineer/ • ML Engineer /archetypes/ml-engineer/ • Mobile Engineer iOS / Android /archetypes/mobile-engineer/ • Embedded / IoT Engineer /archetypes/embedded-iot-engineer/ • Security Engineer /archetypes/security-engineer/ • Sales Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer /archetypes/sales-engineer-pre-sales/ • Solutions Architect Vendor-Side /archetypes/solutions-architect-vendor-side/ • Solutions Architect Consulting-Side /archetypes/solutions-architect-consulting/ • Forward Deployed Engineer /archetypes/forward-deployed-engineer/ • Customer Support Engineer /archetypes/customer-support-engineer/ • Customer Success / Customer Solutions Engineer /archetypes/customer-support-solutions-engineer/ • Consulting Engineer / Professional Services Engineer /archetypes/consulting-engineer-professional-services/ • Developer Relations / Developer Advocacy /archetypes/developer-relations-advocacy/ • Technical Product Manager /archetypes/technical-product-manager/ • Product / Full-Stack Software Engineer /archetypes/product-full-stack-software-engineer/ • Platform / Infrastructure Engineer /archetypes/platform-infrastructure-engineer/ • SRE / Production Engineer /archetypes/sre-production-engineer/ • Data Engineer /archetypes/data-engineer/ • ML Engineer /archetypes/ml-engineer/ • Mobile Engineer iOS / Android /archetypes/mobile-engineer/ • Embedded / IoT Engineer /archetypes/embedded-iot-engineer/ • Security Engineer /archetypes/security-engineer/ • Sales Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer /archetypes/sales-engineer-pre-sales/ • Solutions Architect Vendor-Side /archetypes/solutions-architect-vendor-side/ • Solutions Architect Consulting-Side /archetypes/solutions-architect-consulting/ • Forward Deployed Engineer /archetypes/forward-deployed-engineer/ • Customer Support Engineer /archetypes/customer-support-engineer/ • Customer Success / Customer Solutions Engineer /archetypes/customer-support-solutions-engineer/ • Consulting Engineer / Professional Services Engineer /archetypes/consulting-engineer-professional-services/ • Developer Relations / Developer Advocacy /archetypes/developer-relations-advocacy/ • Technical Product Manager /archetypes/technical-product-manager/ •