Technical Product Manager

Managing technical products: APIs, developer platforms, internal tools, infrastructure services

Product Management Junior Middle Senior Lead / Staff Principal
Full Matrix Career Track PDF
54 skills
5 levels
160 mandatory
270 requirements

Technical Product Manager is a role in the Product Management family. It has 54 skills across 5 levels (from Junior to Principal). 160 skills are mandatory. Key domains: Programming Fundamentals, Database Management, API & Integration.

Skill Matrix

54 skills × 5 levels. Click on a cell for details.

A Awareness W Working V Advanced E Expert

AI-Assisted Development

3 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
GitHub Copilot A W A E E
ChatGPT / Claude A W A E E
Prompt Engineering for Code A W A E E

API & Integration

2 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
REST API Design A W A E E
API Documentation A W A E E

Architecture & System Design

4 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
System Design Fundamentals A W A E E
Capacity Planning A W A E E
Microservices Decomposition A W A E E
Technical Debt Management A W A E E

Cloud & Infrastructure

2 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Docker A W A E E
AWS A W A E E

Database Management

1 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
PostgreSQL A W A E E

DevOps & CI/CD

1 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI A W A E E

Documentation

4 skills

Observability & Monitoring

3 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Structured Logging A W A E E
Prometheus & Grafana A W A E E
SLI / SLO / SLA A W A E E

Product Management

14 skills

Programming Fundamentals

6 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Algorithms & Complexity A W A E E
Data Structures A W A E E
OOP & SOLID Principles A W A E E
Design Patterns A W A E E
Async Programming A W A E E
Code Quality & Refactoring A W A E E

Project Management

9 skills

Security

1 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
OWASP & Application Security A W A E E

Testing & QA

2 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Unit Testing A W A E E
Integration Testing A W A E E

Version Control & Collaboration

2 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Git Advanced A W A E E
Code Review A W A E E

FAQ

What skills are needed for the Technical Product Manager role?

The Technical Product Manager role requires 54 skills, of which 160 are mandatory. Skills are distributed across 5 levels: from Junior to Principal. See full matrix.

How to advance to the next level in the Technical Product Manager role?

Use the Grade Calculator to assess your current level and get personalized recommendations. The system will show which skills need to be developed for the next level.

How does the community define requirements for the Technical Product Manager role?

Role requirements are shaped by the community through a proposal system. Any member can suggest changes that go through voting and expert review.

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