Job Requirements

1. Has deep technical knowledge
2. Has years of practical experience
3. Knows three or more types of programming languages and their pros/cons (ex: scripting, strongly typed, functional)
4. Understands the full software development life cycle and how to implement it
5. Can be trusted with the ‘big picture’ of a software project
6. Works full-stack and could build an entire web application alone
7. Communicates in a mature way and works effectively with a team
8. Is a capable leader of a high performing technical team
9. Capably coordinates development resources for one or more projects
10. Can be trusted to manage and troubleshoot a live production environment
11. Can integrate business and technical needs
12. Is viewed as an expert with sought-after knowledge
13. Creates valuable reusable software assets for the organization
14. Builds tools for the rest of the team

Learning Roadmap

1. Learn more and varied programming languages, suggestions:
   1. Scripting: Ruby, Python, PHP, NodeJS
   2. Enterprise: Java, C#, .NET
   3. Functional: Clojure, Haskell, Erlang, F#, Elixir
   4. Cutting-edge: Rust, Go
   5. Historically Significant: Lisp, Assembly, C
2. Domain-Driven Design
3. Learn how to effectively elicit and document requirements
   1. Interviewing
   2. Brainstorming
   3. Workshopping
   4. Prototyping
4. Manage the technical side of a project from start-to-finish
   1. Assist sales in defining the scope of work for a prospective project