MVP

This is an early MVP. Ranks, names, requirements and every other concept here are subject to change in the coming sprints. What this means

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The ranks · 0000 0000 → 1111 1111

Sixteen ranks.
One byte.

Every rank is a real number in binary, and every rank maps to a job title a recruiter already understands. You climb one bit at a time, and no bit is lit without real, reviewed work.

How a rank works
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THE NUMBERA real binary value

Rank 7 is 0000 0111. Each lit bit is a step you proved. The swan's byte shows it on your badge.

THE TITLEA real job title

Rank 7 is an Associate Engineer. Your badge says the title first, so anyone outside can read it.

THE PROOFReviewed work

Two peers at a higher rank review it, and a Guide (a mentor) signs it off. Every badge links to that work.

THE TIMEA minimum, not a deadline

A week is one live session. A quarter is 13 weeks. Go as slowly as you need; nobody can skip a rank.

Every rank
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Applicant · Before your first bit

You have applied and joined your first weekly session. Everyone starts here, including the founder.

  1. 000
    0000 0000
    Candidate / ApplicantNull
    Apply and join your first weekly session
    On acceptance

Foundation · Ranks 1 to 7

Learn to code, work with others, and ship your first public project.

  1. 001
    0000 0001
    Trainee / New HireThe Initiate
    Write "Hello, World" live during onboarding with AdmissionsThe first bit is lit; from nothing, one.
    1 week as ApplicantEarliest: week 1 after joining
  2. 002
    0000 0010
    Intern IThe Shifted
    Your personal learning map and 5 small programsA left shift doubles a value while adding nothing.
    2 weeksEarliest: week 3 after joining
  3. 003
    0000 0011
    Intern IIThe Paired
    Solve a problem together with another memberTwo bits lit together, the first sum.
    3 weeksEarliest: week 6 after joining
  4. 006
    0000 0110
    ApprenticeThe Acknowledged
    A contribution accepted by another member6 = 1 + 2 + 3, the first perfect number.
    4 weeksEarliest: week 10 after joining
  5. 007
    0000 0111
    Associate EngineerThe Octal
    Ship a complete project publicly7 is the highest octal digit; chmod 7 grants all three powers.
    1 quarterEarliest: week 23 after joining

Professional · Ranks 14 to 63

Become employable, then proven: production systems, real-world work, and leading inside a House.

  1. 014
    0000 1110
    Junior EngineerThe Outbound
    Explain one solution before the Cluster14 is 7 shifted left.
    1 quarterEarliest: week 36 after joining
  2. 015
    0000 1111
    Engineer IThe NibbleREADY TO APPLY
    Production Capstone: build, containerize, deploy, and monitor a real service backed by a database

    Ready to apply. At rank 15 a member can build, containerize, deploy, and monitor a real service, and has a CV, a portfolio, and mock-interview practice. Apply for junior roles from here, and keep climbing: real-world work comes next.15 = 0xF = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8, half a byte made full.
    1 quarterEarliest: week 49 after joining
  3. 030
    0001 1110
    Engineer IIThe LoggerPROVEN IN THE FIELD
    Build an API service that stores and serves records, shipped through a CI/CD pipeline; plus one piece of real-world work: an accepted open-source contribution, a paid freelance project, or a partner internship

    Proven in the field. By rank 30 a member has real-world work outside the Cluster, so they apply with experience, not only a certificate.30 = 2 × 3 × 5, the first three primes kept together.
    1 quarterEarliest: week 62 after joining
  4. 031
    0001 1111
    Engineer IIIThe Fivefold
    A team project and 3 code reviews; at least one month of real-world work outside the Cluster (freelance, internship, or open-source maintenance)31 = 2^5 − 1, a Mersenne prime nothing can divide.
    1 quarter, then choose a HouseEarliest: week 75 after joining
  5. 062
    0011 1110
    Senior EngineerThe Redirector
    Your House's first workBase 62 is the alphabet of short links, which exist to redirect.
    1 quarterEarliest: week 88 after joining
  6. 063
    0011 1111
    Lead EngineerThe Bound
    A major House project, judged by your House leadIn an array of 64, index 63 is the last.
    2 quartersEarliest: week 114 after joining

Expert · Ranks 126 to 255

Teach, write the Manual, and lead the Cluster. The full byte is granted, never applied for.

  1. 126
    0111 1110
    Staff EngineerThe Home
    Write a chapter for the Manual126 is 63 shifted left; ~ means home.
    2 quartersEarliest: week 140 after joining
  2. 127
    0111 1111
    Senior Staff EngineerThe Signbit
    Guide a member up at least two ranks127 is the largest signed byte; 127.0.0.1 points back to yourself.
    2 quartersEarliest: week 166 after joining
  3. 254
    1111 1110
    Principal EngineerThe Threshold
    Complete the Threshold capstone and lead a quarterIn many networks, .254 is the gateway.
    1 yearEarliest: week 218 after joining
  4. 255
    1111 1111
    Distinguished Engineer / FellowThe Full Byte
    No requirement can be met for this rank. It is granted by the CTO.255 + 1 overflows to 0; .255 is the broadcast.
    Granted by the CTO
MVP · subject to change

These ranks are a first draft.

The rank numbers, titles, proofs and timings above are the MVP version. We will test them with our first members and change them in the coming sprints. Anything you earn will carry over to whatever the ranks become.

Light your first bit.

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