Skill Profile

DDD Strategic Patterns

Bounded Contexts, Context Mapping, Ubiquitous Language, Anti-corruption Layer

Architecture & System Design Domain-Driven Design

Roles

2

where this skill appears

Levels

4

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

6

the other 1 optional

Architecture & System Design

Domain-Driven Design

3/17/2026

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
Technical Lead		Applies DDD Strategic Patterns when designing components. Understands trade-offs. Participates in architectural discussions.

Role	Required	Description
Solutions Architect	Required	Designs bounded context maps aligned with business domains and team topology. Makes ADRs for context integration patterns (ACL, Open Host, Shared Kernel). Evaluates trade-offs between autonomy and consistency across context boundaries.
Technical Lead	Required	Applies Context Mapping to decompose monoliths into cohesive microservices. Makes architectural decisions on Ubiquitous Language enforcement within team boundaries. Evaluates domain events as integration contracts between upstream and downstream contexts.

Role	Required	Description
Solutions Architect	Required	Defines product architectural strategy with DDD Strategic Patterns. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.
Technical Lead	Required	Defines the product's architectural strategy with DDD Strategic Patterns. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.

Role	Required	Description
Solutions Architect	Required	Defines enterprise domain decomposition strategy across product lines and business units. Designs reference architectures for inter-domain communication using federated bounded contexts. Establishes governance for strategic pattern selection and context ownership models.
Technical Lead	Required	Defines the organization's DDD adoption roadmap from legacy systems to strategic domain models. Designs reference architectures for event-driven context integration at scale. Establishes governance for bounded context lifecycle, team alignment, and cross-domain contracts.

Middle 1 requirements

Technical Lead

Applies DDD Strategic Patterns when designing components. Understands trade-offs. Participates in architectural discussions.

Senior 2 requirements

Solutions Architect
Required

Designs bounded context maps aligned with business domains and team topology. Makes ADRs for context integration patterns (ACL, Open Host, Shared Kernel). Evaluates trade-offs between autonomy and consistency across context boundaries.
Technical Lead
Required

Applies Context Mapping to decompose monoliths into cohesive microservices. Makes architectural decisions on Ubiquitous Language enforcement within team boundaries. Evaluates domain events as integration contracts between upstream and downstream contexts.

Lead / Staff 2 requirements

Solutions Architect
Required

Defines product architectural strategy with DDD Strategic Patterns. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.
Technical Lead
Required

Defines the product's architectural strategy with DDD Strategic Patterns. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.

Principal 2 requirements

Solutions Architect
Required

Defines enterprise domain decomposition strategy across product lines and business units. Designs reference architectures for inter-domain communication using federated bounded contexts. Establishes governance for strategic pattern selection and context ownership models.
Technical Lead
Required

Defines the organization's DDD adoption roadmap from legacy systems to strategic domain models. Designs reference architectures for event-driven context integration at scale. Establishes governance for bounded context lifecycle, team alignment, and cross-domain contracts.

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