The career development platform for growing teams

Help every employee
reach their full potential

Track competencies, build development plans, and gather evidence of growth. Give managers the tools to run better 1-on-1s and HR the frameworks to scale career progression.

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Welcome back, Sarah

You're 82% ready for Senior Engineer

L4

Target

12

Evidence

Readiness Score

82%

Senior Engineer

Top Skills

Technical4.5
System Design4.0
Leadership3.8
Communication4.2

Priority Gaps

Architecture Decisions

3 5
Critical

Mentoring Others

3 4
High

Cross-team Influence

3 4
Medium

Empowering people teams at

Acme Corp
NovaTech
Bloom HR
Skyline
Radius
Evergreen
For Employees

See exactly where you stand
and what's next

Get a personal dashboard with your readiness score, skill gaps, and a clear path to your next level. No more wondering what it takes to get promoted.

  • Readiness score tracking toward your target level
  • Evidence portfolio — link PRs, docs, and designs to skills
  • Development plans with goals, action items, and deadlines
  • Self-assessment against your competency framework

Development Plan

Path to Senior Engineer (L4)

67% complete
Lead a system design review
Done
System Design 4 → 5
Mentor a junior engineer
In Progress
Leadership 3 → 4
Write an architecture RFC
Not started
Architecture 3 → 5

Team Overview

8 members
SK

Sarah Kim

Mid → Senior

82%
JM

James Miller

Junior → Mid

68%
AL

Aisha Lopez

Senior → Staff

94%

Next 1-on-1

Today 2:00 PM
JM
James Miller
Career path to Senior Engineer
Review system design evidence
For Managers

Support your team with
data, not guesswork

See every team member's readiness score, skill gaps, and development progress at a glance. Run structured 1-on-1s with topics that carry over and action items that get tracked.

  • Team readiness dashboard with skill heatmaps
  • 1-on-1s with shared notes, topics, and action tracking
  • Assessment review queue for fair, consistent evaluations
  • Evidence review to validate and approve growth artifacts
For HR Leaders

Design career ladders,
measure org health

Build competency frameworks with levels, skills, and behavioral indicators. Get a bird's-eye view of readiness, gaps, and development investment across every team.

  • Visual framework builder with IC and management tracks
  • Organization-wide analytics and gap analysis reports
  • User management with bulk CSV imports and invite flows
  • Audit logs and compliance-ready evidence tracking
Engineering Framework
IC Track — 5 levels, 50 competencies
Published
L1
Junior Engineer
6 competencies · 4 categories
12 people
L2
Mid-level Engineer
8 competencies · 5 categories
24 people
L3
Senior Engineer
10 competencies · 5 categories
18 people
L4
Staff Engineer
12 competencies · 6 categories
6 people
L5
Principal Engineer
14 competencies · 6 categories
3 people
63 total employees View Analytics →
Everything You Need

Built for the full growth cycle

From self-assessment to promotion — ClimbStack covers every step of career development.

Evidence Portfolio

Collect PRs, design docs, presentations, and more. Link each piece of evidence to specific competencies for a complete growth record.

Self & 360 Assessments

Guided assessment flows with 5-point competency ratings. Support for self, manager, peer, and 360-degree reviews.

Automated Gap Analysis

Identify skill gaps between current performance and target levels instantly. Prioritized by urgency so you focus where it matters most.

1-on-1 Management

Structure your one-on-ones with shared notes, private manager notes, topics, and action items that carry over between sessions.

Peer Feedback

Request and receive peer feedback with visibility controls. Build a 360-degree perspective on strengths and areas to grow.

Smart Notifications

Stay on top of assessments, 1-on-1s, feedback requests, and development milestones with in-app and email notifications.

93%

Employee satisfaction

2.5x

Faster career growth

40%

Less regrettable turnover

85%

Framework adoption

How It Works

Up and running in under an hour

Three steps to a structured career development program your whole company will love.

Build Your Framework

Define competencies, levels, and behavioral indicators for each role. Use IC or management tracks — or create your own.

Onboard & Assess

Import your team via CSV, send invites, and kick off self-assessments. Managers review and calibrate with their own ratings.

Grow Together

Create development plans, gather evidence, run 1-on-1s, and watch readiness scores climb as your team levels up.

Testimonials

What people teams are saying

Real feedback from HR leaders and managers who use ClimbStack.

"The framework builder was a game-changer. We rolled out engineering career ladders in a week, and our team members finally have clarity on what 'Senior' actually means here."

LW
Laura Williams
VP People, TechCorp (120 employees)

"We reduced regrettable turnover by 35% in one year. The readiness scores made promotion conversations data-driven, and the evidence portfolio replaced our messy spreadsheets."

MP
Marcus Patel
Head of People, Skyline (250 employees)

"As an engineering manager, I finally have data to back up promotion conversations. The gap analysis shows me exactly what each report needs to work on, and 1-on-1s are way more productive."

JC
Jenna Chen
Engineering Director, NovaTech
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Start free with up to 10 users. Scale as your team grows.

Starter
For small teams getting started
$0 /month
Get Started
  • Up to 10 users
  • 1 competency framework
  • Self-assessments & evidence
  • Development plans
  • Community support
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Pro
For growing teams that need more
$12 /user/mo
Start Free Trial
  • Unlimited users & frameworks
  • 360 assessments & peer feedback
  • Gap analysis & readiness scores
  • 1-on-1 management & tracking
  • Team analytics & heatmaps
  • Priority email support
Enterprise
For organizations at scale
Custom
Contact Sales
  • Everything in Pro
  • SSO & SAML authentication
  • Custom API integrations
  • Dedicated success manager
  • Audit logs & compliance reports
  • SLA & uptime guarantee

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your people?

Give every employee a clear path to growth and every manager the tools to support them.

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