They don't exist on a company-wide basis, but I've seen plenty of companies where engineers who are capable of setting their own tasks are allowed to do so. (As

They don't exist on a company-wide basis, but I've seen plenty of companies where engineers who are capable of setting their own tasks are allowed to do so. (As a sibling comment points out, this is very common in the stereotypical big tech companies, and in fact your promotions are typically based on the scope of things you can get done on your own initiative.)