Skillthrive Career Map
Step-by-step paths to 23 modern tech careers
Personalized roadmaps, hand-curated 2026 projects, and an AI Career Tutor that knows your skills and goals. Free to start — no card required.
Frontend Engineer
engineering
Builds and ships user-facing web apps with React, TypeScript and modern tooling.
Senior Frontend Engineer
engineering
Owns frontend architecture, mentors mid-level engineers, and sets the bar for performance and accessibility.
Backend Engineer
engineering
Designs APIs, models data, and ships the systems behind product features.
Senior Backend Engineer
engineering
Owns service architecture, reliability, and the technical leadership of a backend team.
Full-Stack Engineer
engineering
Builds end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and basic infra.
iOS Mobile Engineer
engineering
Builds native iOS apps with Swift, SwiftUI, and the modern Apple toolchain.
Android Mobile Engineer
engineering
Builds native Android apps with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android tooling.
Data Engineer
data
Builds the pipelines and warehouses that move data into reliable, queryable shape.
Data Scientist
data
Uses statistics and ML to answer product questions and drive decisions.
Machine Learning Engineer
ai
Productionises ML models behind real-time APIs at scale.
AI Engineer
ai
Builds applications on top of LLMs — RAG, agents, evals, structured output.
DevOps Engineer
infra
Owns deploy pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and developer productivity.
Site Reliability Engineer
infra
On-call ownership for service reliability — incidents, SLOs, and production excellence.
Security Engineer
infra
Defends infrastructure, applications, and data from real threats.
Product Manager
product
Owns what gets built and why — the bridge between users, engineering, and business.
Senior Product Manager
product
Owns a product area end-to-end; partners with eng + design leads.
Product Designer
design
End-to-end design from research to high-fidelity spec.
UX Researcher
design
Plans and runs user studies; synthesises insights that change product decisions.
Engineering Manager
management
Manages an engineering team; balances delivery, growth, and people.
QA / Test Automation Engineer
engineering
Designs and runs automated test suites that catch regressions before users do.
Sales Engineer
gtm
Technical lead on enterprise sales cycles — demos, POCs, customer trust.
Customer Success Manager
gtm
Drives retention and expansion of existing accounts.
Marketing Manager
gtm
Owns a marketing channel or campaign mix — from strategy through measurement.
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AI Engineer
ai
Builds applications on top of LLMs — RAG, agents, evals, structured output.
Full-Stack Engineer
engineering
Builds end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and basic infra.
Machine Learning Engineer
ai
Productionises ML models behind real-time APIs at scale.
Frontend Engineer
engineering
Builds and ships user-facing web apps with React, TypeScript and modern tooling.
Backend Engineer
engineering
Designs APIs, models data, and ships the systems behind product features.
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