Competencies: Software Engineering > Build & Package Management
Build & Package Management
Body of Knowledge
| Topic | Description | Relevance | Career Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
Python Packaging |
Modern Python packaging with pyproject.toml, build backends (hatchling, setuptools), dependency specification, and distribution formats. |
Medium |
Backend, DevOps |
Dependency Management |
Lockfiles, version constraints, dependency resolution, security auditing |
High |
All Engineering |
Build Systems |
Make, CMake, Gradle, Maven, Bazel, build automation principles |
High |
DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer |
Artifact Management |
Package registries, artifact repositories, versioning, retention |
High |
DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer |
Containerized Builds |
Multi-stage Docker builds, build caching, reproducible builds |
High |
DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer |
Semantic Versioning |
Major/minor/patch, version constraints, breaking changes, changelogs |
High |
All Engineering |
Monorepo Build Tools |
Nx, Turborepo, Bazel, incremental builds, affected detection |
Medium |
Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer |
Cross-Platform Builds |
Cross-compilation, platform-specific dependencies, build matrices |
Medium |
DevOps Engineer, Systems Developer |
Build Caching |
Local and remote caching, cache invalidation, build acceleration |
Medium |
DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer |
Personal Status
| Topic | Level | Evidence | Active Projects | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Python Packaging |
Intermediate |
pyproject.toml for domus-api and association-engine; understand build backends (hatchling, setuptools), dependency specification, optional groups |
No PyPI publishing, no wheel building, no namespace packages |