Self-Work Audit Document for Software Development Engineers (SDEs)

Purpose: The Self-Work Audit serves as a structured, professional record of your contributions, impact, and growth within the organization. It captures key deliverables, projects, and initiatives—along with measurable outcomes and supporting anecdotes—to provide a clear and data-driven view of your work. Use this document to: 1) Track your accomplishments 2) Support performance reviews 3) Prepare for promotion discussions

Personal Information

Name/Alias
Current Role:	SDE/SDM/PM/TPM
Current Level
Target Next level
Time in Current Role	YY Months

SDE Metrics

CRs Raised	<Count>
CRs Commented	<Count>
Lines of Code	<Count>

Key Projects Delivered

Keep a log for all your projects. Below is a sample provided for 1 project description for SDEs. For each project, use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to clearly document your contributions and impact. Ensure to include detailed metrics, such as X ms improvement or Y% reduction. Be sure to add relevant artifacts like key documents like proposals, design, roadmap etc and key CRs raised, commented

Title	Payment Order Processing Optimization
One Liner Description	Improved Payments Systems Reliability by reducing errors
Situation	During peak traffic, the payment processing system experienced intermittent failures, leading to 200+ failed transactions per day. This issue posed a risk to customer trust and operational efficiency, prompting an investigation and optimization effort in Q1 2025.
Task	The objective was to identify the root cause of these failures, implement performance improvements, and reduce the failure rate from 5% to 1% while maintaining system reliability and minimizing customer impact.
Action	Investigated application logs and performance metrics to identify recurring bottlenecks and areas of optimization. Conducted root cause analysis of system failures, particularly during peak traffic times. Deployed auto-scaling mechanisms to handle increased workloads efficiently, ensuring the system could scale horizontally to meet demand. Optimized database queries to reduce response times by 30%, improving system performance significantly. Updated monitoring alerts to provide real-time visibility into system health, enabling proactive issue detection and resolution. Collaborated closely with the infrastructure team to design and implement these enhancements, conducting regular sync-ups to track progress. Documented the entire process, including design choices and technical trade-offs, in the Design Doc. Key CRs raised: CR1, CR2, CR3, and CR4 for changes related to performance optimization and infrastructure improvements.
Impact	Decreased payment errors from X% to Y%, latency reduced from X% to Y%, throughput increased by Z%. Successfully processed X transactions per minute without failure. Successfully maintained system stability during subsequent high-traffic periods without incident.
Key Stakeholders - SDEs/PM/TPM etc	Infra Team Lead (L6), Payments Ops Manager (L7).
Feedback Received	"Great work stabilizing payment flow—critical for success." - via email from Payments Ops Manager.
Company Values Exemplified	Deliver Results, Bias for Action
Current Role Proficiency	Exceeds in system optimization and incident response. (Write down role guidelines showcased for current role - should always be bar raised)
Next Role Readiness	I demonstrated capability to lead cross-team projects successfully. (If on promo track, write down any role guidelines showcased for next role - should be met or bar raised)

Operational Excellence Contributions

Tickets Resolved	<Count> Add Critical Tickets in List
Critical Bugs Fixed / Other Improvements	Improved Cache data retrieval speed by 35%. (Use STAR format to capture impact, add documents, CR links)

Contribution to Work outside my Scope and Role - Side Quests/Citizenship

Team Level	Org Level	Others : Hiring/Innovation etc
Example1: Led knowledge-sharing sessions on microservices. Organized X sessions with Y+ attendees. Example2: Helped catch a bug early by providing important comment on CR <link>	Example1: Organized Hackathon 2025 with 100+ participants across departments. Example2: Facilitated cross-team discussions to align on API integration standards. Led meetings with X Y teams to align on ….	Example1: Interviewed X candidates Example2: 2nd position in Innovation Contest amongst 100+ participants

Retrospective

My Strengths: I excel at writing clear documentation and articulating my thoughts effectively. Example: <Link>

My Areas of Growth: I tend to be a bit reserved in group settings and could work on sharing my ideas more confidently. Actions to Improve:

Speak 2 sentences in design review meetings by sharing my thoughts, asks for clarifications if needed
Provide valuable Comments on other’s CR - 2 CR every week