Defines organizational algorithmic strategy for 1C ecosystem: enterprise query optimization standards, cross-team performance profiling frameworks, platform-wide computational efficiency governance. Shapes technical vision for algorithmic practices across the 1C landscape.
Roles · 1C Developer · Principal
What a Principal } should know
37 core skills, 52 in total. Expectations per skill, and what changes at the next level.
This page lists what a Principal } is expected to know and do, skill by skill. Core skills are the ones a manager and peers assess in a review cycle; the rest count only in self-assessment. Main areas: Programming Fundamentals, Database Management, API & Integration.
Core skills for a Principal
Grouped by area. The label on the right is the expected depth: Awareness, Working, Advanced or Expert.
Programming Fundamentals · 5
Defines organizational code quality strategy for 1C ecosystem: platform-wide coding standards, cross-team refactoring initiatives for configuration unification, quality tooling investment decisions. Shapes technical vision for 1C development practices across the organization.
Defines organizational data structure strategy for 1C ecosystem: enterprise data model governance, cross-configuration data architecture standards, platform data migration strategies. Shapes technical vision for data organization across the organization's 1C landscape.
Defines organizational strategy for design patterns in 1C development: evaluates pattern approaches for enterprise-scale 1C systems, makes technology decisions on architecture patterns for the 1C platform, mentors leads on strategic pattern application for complex 1C integrations.
Defines organizational OOP strategy for 1C ecosystem: enterprise configuration architecture standards, cross-team module design governance, platform-wide SOLID practice maturity model. Shapes technical vision for object-oriented design across the 1C landscape.
Database Management · 8
Defines organizational data strategy. Evaluates and selects database technologies for different use cases. Designs multi-region data architectures.
Defines enterprise data modeling strategy for 1C:Enterprise platform ecosystem. Designs cross-system data exchange architectures and master data management patterns. Shapes organizational standards for platform metadata governance and schema evolution.
Defines organizational data strategy for 1C:Enterprise ecosystem: database technology selection, scaling approaches for enterprise-grade workloads, and cross-system data architecture. Evaluates hybrid database solutions (1C + external analytical databases). Shapes technical vision for data management across the organization.
Defines organizational data strategy. Evaluates and selects database technologies for different use cases. Designs multi-region data architectures.
Shapes enterprise-wide strategy for 1C:Enterprise and MySQL integration architecture including migration paths from legacy data exchange mechanisms to modern event-driven approaches. Evaluates MySQL and MariaDB clustering solutions for mission-critical 1C workloads. Publishes internal reference architectures and contributes to industry best practices for ERP-RDBMS integration patterns.
Defines organizational data strategy for 1C-PostgreSQL: evaluates enterprise database approaches for large-scale 1C deployments, designs multi-region data architectures for 1C platforms, establishes governance for database technology decisions across 1C development teams.
Defines organizational data strategy for 1C:Enterprise ecosystem: database technology evaluation, query engine selection for analytical workloads, and data architecture governance. Designs multi-system data access architectures. Drives adoption of performance-centric data engineering practices across the organization.
Defines organizational data strategy. Evaluates and selects database technologies for different use cases. Designs multi-region data architectures.
API & Integration · 3
Defines organizational API documentation strategy for enterprise 1C ecosystems spanning hundreds of integration points. Designs platform-level documentation architecture supporting multi-language API references and automated compliance documentation. Establishes enterprise API governance and documentation standards across all 1C development divisions.
Defines organizational API strategy for 1C ecosystem: enterprise integration API platform standards, cross-team API governance for 1C services, API platform investment decisions. Designs enterprise-grade API architecture for the 1C landscape.
Shapes the strategic vision for event-driven integration architecture across the 1C:Enterprise platform ecosystem. Defines enterprise-wide standards for webhook reliability, observability, and data consistency guarantees including exactly-once delivery semantics. Influences vendor roadmaps and contributes to industry best practices for 1C platform integration patterns with modern cloud-native event systems.
Testing & QA · 2
Defines organizational QA strategy for enterprise 1C ecosystems spanning hundreds of configurations and integration points. Fosters quality engineering culture that balances automated regression of data exchanges with exploratory testing of business-critical integration scenarios. Implements platform solutions enabling self-service integration test environments for development teams across business units.
Defines organizational QA strategy for 1C ecosystem: enterprise testing standards for configuration lifecycle, cross-team test infrastructure governance, quality engineering maturity model for 1C development. Implements platform-wide automated testing solutions.
AI-Assisted Development · 2
Defines organizational strategy for ChatGPT/Claude adoption across 1C enterprise development. Establishes enterprise-wide AI-assisted development frameworks balancing productivity gains with code quality governance for business-critical 1C systems. Mentors leads and architects on strategic AI tool integration for large-scale 1C platform modernization.
Defines organizational GitHub Copilot strategy for 1C development: evaluates enterprise AI-assisted development approaches for 1C platform, designs governance for AI code generation in regulated 1C environments, establishes standards for measuring AI impact on 1C development productivity at scale.
Architecture & System Design · 3
Defines organizational architectural strategy. Designs reference architectures. Establishes architecture governance.
Defines organizational architectural strategy for 1C:Enterprise ecosystem: enterprise architecture framework, 1C modernization roadmap, and hybrid integration architecture with modern platforms. Designs reference architectures for large-scale 1C deployments. Establishes architecture governance across the organization.
Defines organizational architectural strategy for 1C:Enterprise ecosystems. Designs reference architectures for legacy configuration modernization and upgrade governance. Establishes architecture governance for systematic deprecated API migration and debt elimination.
Observability & Monitoring · 1
Defines organizational observability strategy for 1C platforms: implements enterprise monitoring solutions for large-scale 1C deployments, builds reliability culture in 1C development teams, establishes enterprise SLO framework for 1C service availability and performance.
Version Control & Collaboration · 2
Defines organizational code review strategy for 1C ecosystem: enterprise review standards for configuration lifecycle, cross-team review governance, review culture maturity model for 1C development. Mentors leads on establishing effective review practices.
Defines organizational Git strategy for 1C development: evaluates and selects VCS approaches for large-scale 1C configurations, designs enterprise branching models for multi-team 1C projects, establishes governance for configuration versioning across the organization.
Performance Engineering · 1
Shapes the organization-wide database performance strategy for 1C:Enterprise ecosystems spanning multiple information bases and clustered server configurations. Drives research into platform limitations, contributes performance findings to the 1C community, and designs cross-system data exchange architectures that maintain sub-second response times under high transaction volumes.
1C:Enterprise · 10
Defines 1C Configuration strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C Data Model strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C High-Load Configurations strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C Integration strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C Programming Language strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C Testing strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C Web Services strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C:Accounting strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C:ERP strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Defines 1C:HRM (Salary & HR) strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.
Additional skills
Not assessed by the team, but part of the self-assessment and the development plan.
} in the open competency matrix: 52 skills across 5 levels. The matrix is free for individuals and stays free.