COMMON GROUPS
Skill categories to consider
ProgrammingAPIs and dataSystem designTestingDeliveryProduct collaboration
EXAMPLE SKILL TREE
Software Engineer
Map the capabilities behind shipping reliable software: problem framing, systems thinking, implementation, testing, and collaboration.
Teams, languages, product domains, and seniority change the shape of this map. Use it as a prompt for your own evidence.
YOUR FOUNDATION
Problem framing
Programming foundations
Systems and data
Testing and delivery
Communication and collaboration
POSSIBLE CREDENTIALS
Credentials may help
- Cloud or platform credential
- Security training
- Open-source or course certificate
- Team-specific compliance training
EVIDENCE IDEAS
Ways to show the work
- Shipped feature with a clear outcome
- Code sample or repository you can share
- Architecture decision record
- Test or reliability improvement
- Peer or manager feedback
PROJECT STARTERS
Make a branch tangible
- Build a small service with tests
- Document a tradeoff in a system design
- Improve an existing workflow and measure it
POSSIBLE PROGRESSION
A map can grow with you.
Use progression as a prompt for your next deliberate step. Your path may move sideways, pause, or branch in a different direction.
01Foundations
02Contributor
03Feature owner
04Technical lead
05Staff-level influence
Start with what you already know.
Your professional Build in The Arbor Primus is free. Choose your foundation, grow the branches, and connect the evidence you have permission to share.