Software Architecture: From Developer to Architect

About This Course

The jump from senior developer to architect isn’t a promotion with more of the same work attached. It’s a different job, built around decisions instead of implementation, and most developers step into it without anyone explaining what changed.

One of Lee’s most popular courses, this one draws that line clearly: what the architect role actually requires, how it differs from the roles around it, and how to build the judgment it depends on. Unlike Cloud Careers: From Developer to Architect, the transition here isn’t cloud-specific. It applies to any architecture track.

What You’ll Learn

• Naming the responsibilities that distinguish an architect from a senior developer doing similar-looking work
• Thinking architecturally instead of thinking in terms of implementation
• Communicating decisions to audiences a developer role never had to address
• Evaluating architectural trade-offs and defending the decision you land on
• Building influence over a system’s direction without formal authority over the people building it
• Working architecture into an agile process, and building the collaboration between dev and ops that architecture depends on
• Designing for scale and availability, and raising the move to architect with your own manager when you’re ready

Who This Is For

Senior developers and engineers who want to move into an architecture role, and the managers evaluating them for one.