What the ranking measures
HumanBacked ranks people through completed $1 endorsements tied to a specific work category. The payment is intentionally small, but it makes each signal more meaningful than an anonymous vote or a free reaction.
Top product and engineering leaders, ranked by trusted peers.
Product & Engineering talent leaderboard
Peer-backed rankings updated as endorsements come in.
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About this ranking
How the product and engineering leaders ranking works
Find product and technical professionals backed by people who have worked with them. The ranking includes product management, product design, software and data engineering, product engineering, and user research.
Specialties included
- Product management
- Product design
- Software engineering
- Product engineering
- Data engineering
- UX research
Frequently asked questions
How are product and engineering professionals ranked?
The ranking reflects completed $1 endorsements from people who know and trust a professional’s product or engineering work.
Which technical roles belong here?
Product managers, designers, software engineers, product engineers, data engineers, technical leaders, and UX researchers are included.
What does an endorsement mean?
It means another person is willing to attach a small payment and their identity to a clear statement of trust in that category.