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Software Engineer — Junior performance review template

Crestento drafts a polished review for a software engineer — junior from your bullet points. The AI knows the competencies that matter for this role and writes in language that fits — not the generic prose you get from ChatGPT.

Competencies evaluated

The software engineer — junior system prompt anchors the draft to these 7 competencies, in priority order.

  • ramp velocity and learning curve
  • code quality on bounded tasks
  • PR readiness and feedback incorporation
  • test discipline and self-review habit
  • communication in stand-ups and pairings
  • ownership of tickets through completion
  • willingness to ask questions and unblock self

Tone calibration

warm, development-focused, evidence-led

Example phrasing

Strong — specific, evidenced, role-appropriate

Ramped onto the payments codebase in eight weeks (team average twelve), shipped 32 PRs at progressively rising complexity, took the on-call shadow rotation seriously and documented two recurring issues she observed for the team to address.

Weak — vague, unevidenced, generic

Great junior engineer, eager to learn.

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Pick the role, paste your bullet points, get a polished review. Free tier includes two full reviews. Annual plans from $149.