TypeScript
Use a project where TypeScript changes a real implementation decision. Show the code, artifact, test, metric or operational evidence behind the claim.
CAREER PATH · Software Engineer
Build broad proof across product, systems and delivery.
A generalist path for candidates who want to demonstrate end-to-end engineering judgment instead of a stack checklist.
TypeScriptAPIsDatabasesTestingDeploymentGit
WHAT TO PROVE
Turn role requirements into visible evidence.
A portfolio is stronger when each project makes one or two important capabilities easy to inspect instead of trying to mention every technology at once.
APIs
Use a project where APIs changes a real implementation decision. Show the code, artifact, test, metric or operational evidence behind the claim.
Databases
Use a project where Databases changes a real implementation decision. Show the code, artifact, test, metric or operational evidence behind the claim.
Testing
Use a project where Testing changes a real implementation decision. Show the code, artifact, test, metric or operational evidence behind the claim.
Deployment
Use a project where Deployment changes a real implementation decision. Show the code, artifact, test, metric or operational evidence behind the claim.
Git
Use a project where Git changes a real implementation decision. Show the code, artifact, test, metric or operational evidence behind the claim.
RECOMMENDED PROJECTS
6 projects for the Software Engineer path.
Choose one project you can finish, deploy and explain deeply. Quality of proof matters more than collecting unfinished repositories.
Intermediate1–2 weekends
Production URL Shortener
Build a real URL shortener with persistence, redirects, analytics, abuse controls and deployment.
APIsDatabasesCachingTestingDeployment
Open project brief →Advanced2 weekends
Feature Flag Service
Create flags, environments, targeting rules, audit history and a tiny client SDK.
System designAPIsCachingSDKsAuditability
Open project brief →Advanced2 weekends
Background Job Queue
Implement queued jobs, retries, scheduling, worker concurrency and dead-letter inspection.
QueuesConcurrencyReliabilityAPIsObservability
Open project brief →Advanced3 weekends
Mini Git Hosting Service
Build repository metadata, commits/issues workflows and permissions around a simplified developer platform.
Data modelingAPIsAuthSystems thinkingTesting
Open project brief →Intermediate2 weekends
Notification Delivery Service
Send email/in-app notifications through templates, queues, preferences and retry handling.
QueuesAPIsTemplatesPreferencesReliability
Open project brief →Intermediate2 weekends
Secure File Sharing App
Build expiring file links, access controls, audit history and storage lifecycle rules.
SecurityObject storageAuthAPIsAudit logs
Open project brief →RELEVANT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATIONS
Credentials that can complement the project proof.
These are optional signals from official issuers, not requirements for the role. When a pasted job explicitly mentions a credential, SkillChirp can surface it separately from project skill coverage.
AWSFoundational
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Foundational AWS credential for cloud concepts, AWS services, security, architecture, pricing and support.
AWSCloud fundamentalsSecurityCost control
AWSAssociate
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Developer-focused AWS credential for building, testing, deploying and debugging cloud applications and delivery workflows.
AWSDeploymentCI/CDServerlessObservability
MicrosoftFoundational
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Foundational Azure credential covering cloud concepts, Azure architecture and services, management and governance.
AzureCloud fundamentalsNetworkingStorageGovernance
Google CloudAssociate
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud credential for setting up, deploying, securing, operating and monitoring cloud solutions.
Google CloudDeploymentSecurityMonitoringCloud operations
Google CloudProfessional
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer
Professional credential for building scalable, reliable cloud-native applications on Google Cloud.
Google CloudCloud applicationsAPIsDeploymentObservability
HOW TO USE THESE PROJECTS
Build, document, then make the proof easy to review.
Pick one missing signal
Choose the project that best fills a gap in your current portfolio rather than the one with the longest technology list.
Ship a working core
Keep scope small enough to finish. A deployed, testable core gives you more evidence than an ambitious unfinished system.
Document the tradeoffs
Explain architecture, constraints, failure states, testing and what you would change with more time.
Validate the work
Use SkillChirp discovery and Battles where appropriate to expose the project to outside feedback instead of leaving it hidden in a repository.
Make the project visible.
After you ship it, use the rest of SkillChirp to get discovery, validation and feedback instead of leaving the work hidden in a repository.