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NBF - 2026 Jobs market - Coggle Diagram
NBF - 2026 Jobs market
✅ Current Strengths
Java 17 + Spring Boot 3
Virtual threads · records · sealed classes
Spring Security · OAuth2 · JWT
Spring Data · JPA · query optimisation
Reactive streams (WebFlux)
Design patterns · SOLID
Microservices & Architecture
Saga · CQRS · event sourcing
Service mesh (Istio / Kiali)
API versioning strategies
Circuit breaker (Resilience4J)
System design · CAP theorem
AWS + Kubernetes
EKS · Helm · pod autoscaling
VPC · IAM · S3 · Lambda · SQS
Multi-AZ · DR strategies
CloudFront · API Gateway
CI/CD + Testing
Blue/green · canary deployments
TDD/BDD · Cypress · Cucumber
Contract testing (Pact)
Pipeline security (SAST/DAST)
Mortgage & Fintech Domain
Loan origination · servicing lifecycle
MBS · secondary market mechanics
Payment gateway API design
MISMO · RESPA compliance
Angular + TypeScript
Component architecture · NgRx
RxJS · observables · pipes
Microfrontend patterns
MongoDB + NoSQL
Schema design · aggregation pipelines
Indexing strategies · change streams
Agile & Team Leadership
Scrum · story refinement
Cross-functional team leadership
Code review · technical mentoring
❌ Critical Gaps — Fix First
Python
FastAPI · async/await · type hints
Pandas · NumPy data processing
pytest · ETL scripting
React + TypeScript
Hooks · context · custom hooks
State management (Redux / Zustand)
Next.js · SSR vs CSR vs ISR
Performance (memo · lazy · Suspense)
Go (Golang)
Goroutines · channels · select
Interfaces · error handling idioms
REST API · Gin framework
gRPC + Protocol Buffers
PostgreSQL Depth
EXPLAIN ANALYSE · query plans
Indexing · partial · composite · GIN
Partitioning · VACUUM · MVCC
PostGIS · geo/property queries
pgvector · AI/embedding search
Window functions · CTEs · JSONB
🟡 Good to Have
GraphQL
Schema design · resolvers · N+1 fix
Federation · Apollo Server
Subscriptions · real-time data
Terraform / IaC
State management · remote backends
Modules · workspaces · variables
AWS provider · EKS provisioning
AI / LLM Basics
RAG pipelines · vector stores
Prompt engineering · evals
LangChain4j · Spring AI (Java)
Responsible AI · bias detection
Observability
Datadog · OpenTelemetry
Grafana · Prometheus
Distributed tracing (Zipkin)
GCP Basics
Cloud Run · BigQuery · GCS
GKE vs EKS · Pub/Sub
🔵 Technical Lead — What Changes
Architecture Ownership
High-level design docs (HLD/LLD)
ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Tech radar · build vs buy decisions
Cross-service dependency mapping
Non-functional requirements (NFRs)
People & Team Leadership
1-on-1s · career growth planning
Unblocking engineers daily
Hiring interviews · bar-raising
Psychological safety · team culture
Conflict resolution
Stakeholder Communication
Translating tech to business language
Sprint demos to non-technical leaders
Risk escalation & mitigation plans
Engineering roadmap alignment
Incident post-mortems · blameless RCAs
Delivery & Process
Sprint planning · backlog grooming
Estimating complexity & risk
Tracking velocity · burn-down
Managing technical debt backlog
Release governance · rollback plans
Quality & Standards
Coding standards & style guides
PR review culture & SLAs
Security review gate-keeping
Performance budgets & SLOs
Test coverage ownership
Technical Strategy
Platform modernisation roadmaps
Legacy migration planning
API contract governance
Inner-source & reusability culture
AI/automation integration strategy
🟣 Technical Lead — Gaps to Close
Leadership Depth
Situational leadership styles
Delegating vs doing (the balance)
Running effective design reviews
Navigating org politics
Product Thinking
OKR alignment for engineering
User story refinement with PMs
Prioritisation frameworks (RICE · ICE)
Impact vs effort trade-off framing
Financial Awareness
Cloud cost ownership (FinOps basics)
Estimating engineering ROI
Headcount justification
Build vs buy cost analysis
Distributed Team Leadership
Async-first communication
Remote team rituals & ceremonies
Cross-timezone coordination
Documentation culture