# VoltPark: Engineering Skill Matrix

### 🛠 Technical Hard Skills

* **Backend Architecture:** Java 17/21, Spring Boot 3.x, Antigravity Framework.
* **Edge Computing:** Python, OpenCV (HSV Color-Space Analysis), Heuristic-based routing.
* **Data Engineering:** PostgreSQL (Normalization), Redis (Distributed Caching), Liquibase (Migration).
* **Performance Engineering:** Gatling (High-concurrency stress testing), JVM Tuning.
* **DevOps & Infrastructure:** Docker, Docker-Compose, JWT-based Security.
* **Testing Resilience:** Testcontainers (Ephemeral Docker lifecycle management inside integration tests).

### 🧠 Architectural Design Patterns (LLD/HLD)

* **Design Patterns:** Strategy (Pricing/Matching), Decorator (Membership), Factory (Vehicles), API-First Design (Contract-driven parallel tracks).
* **System Principles:** SOLID, DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself), KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
* **Database Design:** ACID compliance, RBAC (Role-Based Access Control), Soft Deletes, Cross-cutting Auditing (`@MappedSuperclass`).

### 💼 Industry Soft Skills

* **Agile Methodology:** Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, MVP Definition.
* **Problem Solving:** Designing fail-safes for "Offline-First" basement environments.
* **Compliance:** Aligning with DPDP Act (India) for PII (Personal Identifiable Information) protection.