Tools, Frameworks & Implementation Proficiency Topics
Practical proficiency with industry-standard tools and frameworks including project management (Jira, Azure DevOps), productivity tools (Excel, spreadsheet analysis), development tools and environments, and framework setup. Focuses on hands-on tool expertise, configuration, best practices, and optimization rather than conceptual knowledge. Complements technical categories by addressing implementation tooling.
Technical Skills and Tools
A concise but comprehensive presentation of a candidate's core technical competencies, tool familiarity, and practical proficiency. Topics to cover include programming languages and skill levels, frameworks and libraries, development tools and debuggers, relational and non relational databases, cloud platforms, containerization and orchestration, continuous integration and continuous deployment practices, business intelligence and analytics tools, data analysis libraries and machine learning toolkits, embedded systems and microcontroller experience, and any domain specific tooling. Candidates should communicate both breadth and depth: identify primary strengths, describe representative tasks they can perform independently, and call out areas of emerging competence. Provide brief concrete examples of projects or analyses where specific tools and technologies were applied and quantify outcomes or impact when possible, while avoiding long project storytelling. Prepare a two to three minute verbal summary that links skills and tools to concrete outcomes, and be ready for follow up probes about technical decisions, trade offs, and how tools were used to deliver results.
Documentation Tools & Technology Stack
Proficiency with technical writing and publishing tools commonly used at FAANG companies (Confluence, JIRA, Git/GitHub for version control, Markdown, API documentation tools like Swagger/OpenAPI, CMS platforms, knowledge bases, etc.). Discuss how you've contributed to tooling decisions or process improvements.
Technical Documentation and Developer Experience
Covers how to create, evaluate, and tailor technical documentation and developer facing content so that technical concepts are accessible and actionable for target audiences. Includes documenting technical processes such as setup guides, architecture diagrams with explanations, troubleshooting procedures, configuration instructions, and reference material for application programming interfaces and software development kits. Emphasizes choosing appropriate format and level of detail for different audiences, producing getting started guides, code samples, and tutorials, and identifying gaps in documentation that harm developer productivity. Also covers familiarity with common developer tools and practices including version control systems, continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, monitoring and observability solutions, debugging tools, and testing frameworks, and explains how documentation and toolchain choices affect developer experience and user outcomes.
Content Reuse and Modular Documentation
Strategies for designing documentation as modular, reusable content to reduce duplication and lower maintenance costs. Topics include topic based authoring, single sourcing strategies, component libraries and templates, conditional or context based publishing, use of variables and transclusion, and planning for localization. Candidates should be able to explain trade offs, implementation approaches, and how reuse improves consistency and scalability.