Introduction

👥 Audience of this Document

This role profile serves multiple audiences within superluminar:

• Current Cloud Consultants: To understand their current level, identify growth opportunities, and help them plan their career progression within the company.
• Hiring Managers: To evaluate candidates and ensure consistent hiring decisions across the organization.
• People Managers: To support career development conversations and maintain fair compensation structures throughout the company.
• Potential Candidates: To understand the expectations and growth opportunities at superluminar before deciding for a position at superluminar.

With this document, we aim to promote transparency about career progression and help to create alignment across the organization about role expectations and requirements.

If you have questions about this document, please contact @Jan Brauer or @Till Kahlbrock.

📘 How to Read and Use This Role Profile

This document outlines the different career levels within the Cloud Consultant Engineering role at superluminar — from Junior (L1) to Principal (L4). It is meant to help you:

• Understand the skills and responsibilities associated with each level,
• Realistically assess your current level,
• Work towards your next career step in a clear and structured way.

✅ What Does It Mean to Fulfill a Level?

To be considered for a specific level (e.g., L2 "Experienced"), the following applies:

• You must meet most or ideally all the requirements and responsibilities listed for that level.

  Meeting just a few criteria is not enough — your overall profile should match the level holistically.

• You must have demonstrated that you can handle the responsibilities in practice.

  It’s not just about being “ready” in theory — actual experience and proof of capability count.

🚀 How Can You Level Up?

Moving up to the next level is not just a decision made by your manager or the company — you also play an active role. This means: