For the people who lead engineering.
A selective body for engineering leaders, whether managers, individual contributors or executives, admitted and graded on what they've achieved: candid peer exchange, shared data, and recognition decided by independent committees.
- Admission
- By committee, on your record
- Grades
- Member and Senior Member, on achievement, not title
- Review fee
- $250, once
- Dues
- $1,600 a year, only if admitted
- Fellows
- Elected, never purchased
Senior leaders rarely have peers inside their own company.
The Society gives them a confidential place to think out loud, and a standard worth meeting.
Confidential peer exchange
A private channel, and small facilitated forums for those who want them, where leaders talk candidly about reorgs, layoffs and executive relationships.
Shared benchmarks
Anonymous member surveys on compensation, org design, span of control, AI tooling spend and vendor contracts, reported back to every member each year.
Recognition with standards
Fellows are nominated by peers and elected by a majority-independent committee on published criteria. There is no fee to be considered.
Member-only opportunities with our partners
Speaking, review panels, research, hackathon and demo day judging, and advisory roles. Every member can put themselves forward; the partner or an independent panel decides.
Earned on your record.
Check before you apply
Managers, individual contributors and executives can all apply. You're likely a fit if:
- You can show substantial work in at least two areas, such as systems at scale, teams you built, open source, standards, research, patents or refereed talks.
- Each piece can be verified, either by a public record with your name on it or by someone who knows the work.
- You'll keep what's shared in confidence and won't use the Society to sell.
Your grade depends on what you've achieved, not your title. Years of experience alone don't qualify, and neither does the ability to pay.
Apply with evidence
Describe what you've built and led, with links. About 15 minutes.
Independent review
At least two committee members assess your application against published criteria. Anyone with a conflict steps aside.
A recorded decision
The committee votes and records its reasons. The Board does not overrule individual decisions.
Dues only if admitted
We invoice your first year after the decision. Nothing you buy later changes anything above.
- When you applyReview fee$250
One time, the same for everyone, non-refundable. It covers committee review.
- Only if you're admittedBase membership$1,600 / yr
Invoiced after the decision, billed annually.
- Optional, laterProgramsfrom $3,000 / yr
Forum, Visibility and Concierge. Members only; they never affect a decision.
Written into the bylaws.
These are protected provisions. Changing them takes a supermajority of the Board.
Payment never affects a decision
Dues are invoiced only after admission. No program, sponsorship or purchase changes anyone's odds.
Fellowship can't be bought
No fee to be nominated, considered or elected, and no way to upgrade into it.
Eligibility, never guarantees
We open doors with partners. We never promise or sell a slot.
No one is selling in the room
Vendors have no part in admissions or selection, and member details are never shared.
Help set the standard from the start.
The first members admitted will be offered a founding rate. They go through exactly the same review as everyone after them.