Skill Profile

Modern CSS

Flexbox, Grid, CSS Variables, Container Queries, @layer, has()

Frontend Development CSS & Styling

Roles

6

where this skill appears

Levels

5

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

28

the other 2 optional

Domain

Frontend Development

Group

CSS & Styling

Last updated

3/17/2026

How to Use

Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.

What is Expected at Each Level

The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.

Role Required Description
Desktop Developer (Electron/Tauri) Applies CSS for Electron UI: Flexbox, Grid, CSS variables. Styles desktop elements (titlebar, sidebar). Understands CSS differences in Chromium vs browsers.
Frontend Developer (Angular) Required Applies modern CSS in Angular components: Flexbox and Grid for layout, CSS Custom Properties for themes, :host and ::ng-deep (carefully) for styling. Understands ViewEncapsulation modes.
Frontend Developer (React) Required Proficient in modern CSS basics for React: flexbox and grid for layouts, CSS custom properties for variables, media queries for responsiveness. Applies CSS Modules or Tailwind CSS for style isolation in components.
Frontend Developer (Svelte) Required Uses scoped styles in Svelte components, applies CSS Grid and Flexbox for responsive layouts. Understands cascading in the Svelte context: component styles are isolated, global styles through :global(). Works with CSS variables for theming.
Frontend Developer (Vue) Required Applies scoped styles and CSS variables in Vue SFC. Uses Flexbox and Grid for Vue component layouts, understands style cascading and specificity in the context of scoped and deep selectors in Vue.
Fullstack Developer Required Applies modern CSS for fullstack application styling: Flexbox and Grid for layouts, CSS variables for theming, media queries for responsiveness. Understands cascade and specificity, builds layouts from designs with pixel-perfect accuracy.
Role Required Description
Desktop Developer (Electron/Tauri) Creates responsive desktop layouts through CSS Container Queries. Implements dark/light theme through CSS variables and prefers-color-scheme. Uses CSS Nesting and @layer. Animates through CSS transitions/animations.
Frontend Developer (Angular) Required Uses advanced CSS techniques: Container Queries for responsive components, CSS Layers for specificity management, animations via Angular Animations API, CSS-in-JS through styleUrls and inline styles.
Frontend Developer (React) Required Uses advanced CSS capabilities in React components: container queries, :has(), @layer for specificity management, CSS logical properties. Configures CSS Modules with typing through typed-css-modules, animations through Framer Motion.
Frontend Developer (Svelte) Required Applies advanced CSS features in Svelte: container queries, has(), nesting, cascade layers (@layer). Creates responsive layouts with dynamic viewport units, uses Svelte transitions and animations with CSS keyframes for smooth UI transitions.
Frontend Developer (Vue) Required Creates responsive layouts with Container Queries and CSS Grid in Vue components. Implements animations through CSS Transitions and Vue Transition/TransitionGroup, uses :deep() and :slotted() selectors.
Fullstack Developer Required Independently implements complex UI components with modern CSS. Optimizes rendering performance. Writes tests. Applies for state management.
Role Required Description
Desktop Developer (Electron/Tauri) Required Designs CSS architecture for desktop (CSS Modules, styled-components, Tailwind). Optimizes CSS performance through contain, will-change. Creates platform-specific styles (Windows/macOS/Linux).
Frontend Developer (Angular) Required Designs Angular application CSS architecture: ViewEncapsulation strategy, CSS Custom Properties for dynamic theming, performant animations via will-change and GPU layers, critical CSS for SSR.
Frontend Developer (React) Required Designs React application CSS architecture: design token system through CSS custom properties, adaptive typography through clamp(), CLS optimization through aspect-ratio. Ensures CSS strategy compatibility with React Server Components and streaming.
Frontend Developer (Svelte) Required Designs CSS architecture for scalable Svelte applications: token methodology, style layers, responsive design strategy. Optimizes Critical CSS for SvelteKit SSR, introduces CSS Houdini API and @property for advanced animations.
Frontend Developer (Vue) Required Designs CSS architecture for large-scale Vue applications — CSS Layers for cascade management, custom properties for theming, View Transitions API. Optimizes critical styles through Vite CSS code splitting.
Fullstack Developer Required Creates complex CSS solutions for fullstack applications: GPU-accelerated animations, Container Queries for component-level responsiveness, CSS Layers for specificity management. Optimizes critical CSS for SSR pages and resolves FOUC issues.
Role Required Description
Desktop Developer (Electron/Tauri) Required Defines CSS strategy for the Electron team. Establishes design tokens and style guidelines. Coordinates CSS architecture.
Frontend Developer (Angular) Required Establishes CSS standards for the Angular project: style architecture (BEM vs utility), rules for ::ng-deep and ViewEncapsulation usage, CSS performance budgets, browser support strategy.
Frontend Developer (React) Required Standardizes CSS approaches in the team's React projects: methodology selection (Tailwind/Modules), conventions, analysis tools. Introduces automated CSS quality checks: stylelint, visual regression testing, CSS bundle size monitoring.
Frontend Developer (Svelte) Required Standardizes CSS practices in the Svelte team: scoped vs global style conventions, naming conventions, architectural patterns. Defines browser support strategy, introduces visual regression testing for Svelte components through Playwright.
Frontend Developer (Vue) Required Defines CSS architecture standards for Vue teams — methodologies, tooling, performance budgets for styles. Introduces automated CSS quality checking systems — Stylelint, visual regression through Playwright.
Fullstack Developer Required Designs CSS architecture for fullstack applications: CSS-in-JS vs utility-first strategy, critical CSS management with SSR, style loading optimization. Defines styling standards and solves architectural CSS scaling problems for the team.
Role Required Description
Desktop Developer (Electron/Tauri) Required Shapes enterprise CSS standards for Electron desktop. Evaluates CSS approaches for desktop. Defines theming strategy.
Frontend Developer (Angular) Required Shapes CSS strategy at the Angular platform level: unified design token system, CSS Houdini for custom properties, CSS layers integration with micro-frontend architecture and Angular Elements.
Frontend Developer (React) Required Defines long-term CSS strategy for the React ecosystem: token architecture, theming approach, accessibility standards. Evaluates new CSS specifications and their impact on styling architecture, plans migration paths.
Frontend Developer (Svelte) Required Shapes CSS strategy at the organizational level, researches Svelte compiler capabilities for style optimization. Influences Svelte ecosystem CSS tooling development, defines direction from utility-first to component-scoped approaches at platform scale.
Frontend Developer (Vue) Required Shapes CSS strategy for the organization's Vue ecosystem — evaluation of styling approaches, design token integration, progressive enhancement. Researches and introduces new CSS capabilities — @scope, nesting, scroll-driven animations.
Fullstack Developer Required Defines organizational CSS strategy for fullstack projects: unified styling principles, cross-project consistency tooling, CSS performance budgets. Researches new CSS specifications and adopts them in product development.

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