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  • January 22, 2025

Effective Performance Evaluation for Software Engineers | A Practical Guide

Overview

Performance evaluation is the process of measuring team members’ outputs and contributions relative to the agreed-upon objectives and key results (OKRs) - over a period of time.

As a Software Engineer, it may be tempting to think our day-to-day does not impact the business. Most businesses today are powered by technology, developed by Software Engineers who work for the organisation.

At the beginning of a business year, every business will set out some goals to be achieved - say add one million customers. The product team will then evaluate this goal and come up with projects to make it a reality.

Each of these projects is then worked on by the Engineering team, where each member contributes their quota sprint-by-sprint. If an Engineer does not perform well, it means the projects will miss delivery dates.

Delayed projects culminate in the company missing the revenue targets and much more.

Considering this, then it is important that we evaluate the performance of each Engineer in a way to promote qualities that help the business achieve its targets.

In this video, I discussed four pillars of performance evaluation. I explained how to measure the technical contributions of a Software Engineer, what metrics to look out for and sources of truth to back up the final rating.

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Part Two: Effective Performance Evaluation for Software Engineers | Team Contribution

Seun Matt

Results-driven Engineer, dedicated to building elite teams that consistently achieve business objectives and drive profitability. With over 9 years of experience, spanning different facets of the FinTech space; including digital lending, consumer payment, collections and payment gateway using Java/Spring Boot technologies, PHP and Ruby on Rails

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