Skill Profile

NFT Development

NFT: ERC-721, ERC-1155, metadata, marketplace integration, royalties

Blockchain & Web3 Web3 Development

Roles

where this skill appears

Levels

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

the other 4 optional

Blockchain & Web3

Web3 Development

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
Blockchain Developer		Understands NFT development fundamentals: ERC-721/ERC-1155 standards, metadata storage (IPFS, Arweave), and marketplace integration. Follows team patterns for deploying NFT contracts and building minting interfaces with Web3 libraries.
Smart Contract Developer		Understands NFT smart contract fundamentals: ERC-721/ERC-1155 implementations, tokenURI patterns, and royalty standards (EIP-2981). Follows team patterns for writing mint functions, access control, and metadata on-chain/off-chain strategies.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer		Independently develops with NFT Development in Hardhat/Foundry. Conducts basic audits. Optimizes gas.
Smart Contract Developer		Independently develops with NFT Development in Hardhat/Foundry/OpenZeppelin. Conducts basic audits. Optimizes gas.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer	Required	Designs NFT platform architecture: lazy minting with meta-transactions, batch minting optimization, and multi-chain NFT bridges. Conducts security analysis of marketplace contracts and implements on-chain generative art systems.
Smart Contract Developer	Required	Designs advanced NFT contract systems: ERC-6551 token-bound accounts, dynamic NFTs with Chainlink oracles, and gas-optimized batch operations. Conducts security audits of NFT marketplace logic and implements novel token standards.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer	Required	Defines NFT product architecture: platform scalability strategy, creator tool ecosystem, and cross-marketplace interoperability. Establishes metadata standards, content moderation policies, and IP protection frameworks for NFT collections.
Smart Contract Developer	Required	Defines NFT smart contract architecture and governance: upgrade strategies for NFT contracts, royalty enforcement mechanisms, and on-chain provenance tracking. Establishes security audit requirements and testing standards for NFT protocol development.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer	Required	Defines organizational NFT strategy: multi-chain NFT infrastructure, creator economy platform vision, and partnerships with marketplaces/galleries. Evaluates emerging NFT standards and shapes company-wide digital asset technology roadmap.
Smart Contract Developer	Required	Defines organizational NFT smart contract strategy: token standard innovation, cross-chain composability frameworks, and programmable royalty architectures. Shapes enterprise vision for next-gen digital asset protocols and contributes to standard governance.

Junior 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer

Understands NFT development fundamentals: ERC-721/ERC-1155 standards, metadata storage (IPFS, Arweave), and marketplace integration. Follows team patterns for deploying NFT contracts and building minting interfaces with Web3 libraries.
Smart Contract Developer

Understands NFT smart contract fundamentals: ERC-721/ERC-1155 implementations, tokenURI patterns, and royalty standards (EIP-2981). Follows team patterns for writing mint functions, access control, and metadata on-chain/off-chain strategies.

Middle 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer

Independently develops with NFT Development in Hardhat/Foundry. Conducts basic audits. Optimizes gas.
Smart Contract Developer

Independently develops with NFT Development in Hardhat/Foundry/OpenZeppelin. Conducts basic audits. Optimizes gas.

Senior 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer
Required

Designs NFT platform architecture: lazy minting with meta-transactions, batch minting optimization, and multi-chain NFT bridges. Conducts security analysis of marketplace contracts and implements on-chain generative art systems.
Smart Contract Developer
Required

Designs advanced NFT contract systems: ERC-6551 token-bound accounts, dynamic NFTs with Chainlink oracles, and gas-optimized batch operations. Conducts security audits of NFT marketplace logic and implements novel token standards.

Lead / Staff 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer
Required

Defines NFT product architecture: platform scalability strategy, creator tool ecosystem, and cross-marketplace interoperability. Establishes metadata standards, content moderation policies, and IP protection frameworks for NFT collections.
Smart Contract Developer
Required

Defines NFT smart contract architecture and governance: upgrade strategies for NFT contracts, royalty enforcement mechanisms, and on-chain provenance tracking. Establishes security audit requirements and testing standards for NFT protocol development.

Principal 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer
Required

Defines organizational NFT strategy: multi-chain NFT infrastructure, creator economy platform vision, and partnerships with marketplaces/galleries. Evaluates emerging NFT standards and shapes company-wide digital asset technology roadmap.
Smart Contract Developer
Required

Defines organizational NFT smart contract strategy: token standard innovation, cross-chain composability frameworks, and programmable royalty architectures. Shapes enterprise vision for next-gen digital asset protocols and contributes to standard governance.

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