Technical Architecture

Software Engineering

The systematic application of engineering principles to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software.

Agile Methodology

An iterative approach to software development emphasising flexibility, collaboration, and rapid delivery of working software.

Scrum

An agile framework using fixed-length iterations called sprints for incremental product delivery with defined roles and ceremonies.

Kanban

A visual workflow management method that limits work in progress and optimises the flow of tasks through a system.

Waterfall Model

A sequential software development methodology where each phase must be completed before the next begins.

Design Pattern

A reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in software design.

SOLID Principles

Five principles of object-oriented design promoting maintainable, flexible, and understandable code.

Domain-Driven Design

A software design approach focusing on modelling the business domain and aligning code with business logic.

Clean Architecture

A software design philosophy separating concerns into layers with dependencies pointing inward toward business rules.

Stress Testing

Testing a system beyond normal operational capacity to determine its breaking point and failure behaviour.

Technical Documentation

Written materials describing the architecture, design, APIs, and usage of software systems.

Database Design

The process of defining the structure, storage, and retrieval of data in a database system.

Testing a system's behaviour under expected and peak load conditions to ensure adequate performance.

A deployment strategy using two identical production environments to achieve zero-downtime releases.

A technique for controlling the number of requests a client can make to an API within a specified time period.

Testing the interaction between different software modules or components to verify they work together correctly.

A version control strategy where multiple projects or packages are stored in a single repository.

A development approach where application behaviour is described in a natural language format before implementation.

A systematic examination of source code by developers other than the author to identify bugs and improve quality.

A software development technique allowing features to be enabled or disabled at runtime without deploying new code.