Liya Engine

Career Path Planning

Generate multi-step career progression recommendations from a candidate's current position toward their goals.

POST /v1/hiring/career-path-planning

Produces a structured career roadmap with role milestones, skill development priorities, and timeline estimates based on the candidate's current profile and stated goals.


Required inputs

FieldTypeNotes
input.user_idstringYour platform's user ID
input.profileProfileInputCurrent role, skills, and experience

Optional inputs

FieldTypeNotes
input.resumeResumeInputResume text for additional depth
input.career_goalsCareerGoalsInputTarget role, timeline, priorities

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.liyaengine.ai/v1/hiring/career-path-planning \
  -H "x-api-key: $LIYA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "input": {
      "user_id": "usr_123",
      "profile": {
        "title": "Software Engineer",
        "years_of_experience": 3,
        "experience_level": "mid",
        "skills": ["Python", "Django", "PostgreSQL"]
      },
      "career_goals": {
        "target_role": "Engineering Manager",
        "timeline": "2_years",
        "priorities": ["leadership", "growth"]
      }
    }
  }'

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "output": {
      "current_level": "Mid-level Software Engineer",
      "target_role": "Engineering Manager",
      "estimated_timeline_months": 24,
      "milestones": [
        {
          "role": "Senior Software Engineer",
          "timeline_months": 9,
          "key_skills_to_develop": ["system design", "technical mentoring", "cross-team collaboration"],
          "actions": ["Lead a major feature end-to-end", "Mentor 1–2 junior engineers"]
        },
        {
          "role": "Staff / Tech Lead",
          "timeline_months": 18,
          "key_skills_to_develop": ["roadmap planning", "stakeholder management", "hiring"],
          "actions": ["Own a technical domain", "Drive team-wide architectural decisions"]
        },
        {
          "role": "Engineering Manager",
          "timeline_months": 24,
          "key_skills_to_develop": ["performance management", "OKR setting", "budget ownership"],
          "actions": ["Volunteer for team lead opportunities", "Seek EM sponsorship from current manager"]
        }
      ],
      "confidence": { "score": 0.84, "level": "high" }
    }
  }
}

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