How you stack up
A weighted read across requirements, seniority and stack — and the gaps most worth closing before you apply.
Strong fit. Your platform and backend track record lines up closely with what Northwind is asking for — the main thing to shore up is explicit, large-scale system-design framing in interviews.
Get application-ready for Northwind (sample)
A few sharp moves before you hit submit.
“Your experience is strong but reads as service-level; the role expects you to lead design of medium-to-large features and defend trade-offs to stakeholders.”
How to address → In interviews, frame one project as a full system-design story: requirements and scale first, then the data model, the central trade-off, and how you'd handle 10× load. Lead with the decision, not the tech list.
“The JD weights driving decisions across teams; your CV shows mentoring and a design forum but less explicit cross-org influence.”
How to address → Have one concrete story ready where you aligned two teams on a contentious technical call — what the disagreement was, how you drove to a decision, and the outcome.