Career path

Software Architect

Also known as Software Architecture

A competency path for designing software structures, boundaries, quality attributes, and evolution strategies.

Software Architecture FoundationsJunior Software Architect

Build reliable foundations and enough context to contribute safely with guidance.

Own features and services with solid implementation judgment across neighboring layers.

Design, evolve, and debug systems across boundaries with strong tradeoff awareness.

Understand architecture intent, quality attributes, and foundational structural patterns.

Document and communicate design decisions with clear context and trade-offs.

Design maintainable application boundaries and interaction models.

Design interfaces and asynchronous interactions across services.

Guide architecture for distributed, scalable, and resilient systems.

Create durable standards and decision mechanisms across teams.