Skills

Learn Delta Skills and focus on creating customer value.

MindsetDelta MindsetHow a Delta shows up — the bedrock beneath every skill.13

Aligning to a mission Being resourceful and scrappy Building a culture of innovation Caring about the craft Having a bias to action Keeping a low ego

TechnicalTechnical ExcellenceBuild it well — the traditional developer craft.22

Building a RAG pipeline Building across the full stack Building an AI agent Building front-end interfaces Coding in Python Coding in a second language

DeliveryDelivery OwnershipShip it, run it, own the outcome.13

Codifying a reusable playbook Driving adoption of what you ship Making scope/speed/quality tradeoffs Managing a project to a deadline Owning a project to production Pioneering a repeatable pattern

CommunicationTechnical CommunicationMake the tech legible to anyone.16

Crafting an analogy Diagramming architecture for stakeholders Explaining a complex concept simply Explaining a technical tradeoff Giving a live demo Landing the point

ProductProduct DesignFind and define what's worth building.21

Building 0-to-1 from scratch Challenging the brief Choosing a North Star metric Connecting a diagnosis to a product idea Creating new value Defining the outcome to aim for

CustomersCustomer RelationshipsFind the real problem, build trust, be a partner.18

Acting as a partner, not a vendor Adapting across cultures Anticipating customer needs Asking a great follow-up Asking open-ended questions Building rapport quickly

BusinessBusiness AcumenSpeak the language of the business and move deals.13

Building a business case Calculating ROI Climbing the innovation ladder Explaining how a business makes money Helping move a deal forward Holding a business conversation