Agile Developer Excellence

1.5-hour accreditation interview. The candidate must: - Provide evidence of at least 4 years of experience as a developer in agile teams (or 2 years if continuously mentored by an ACA Accredited Coach), across multiple teams or organizational contexts. - Answer 3 questions requiring systemic reasoning about engineering culture, technical strategy, and enabling team-level technical autonomy. - Provide evidence of leading or co-leading a technical practice adoption initiative (TDD, CI/CD, pairing, etc.) beyond their own team, with documented outcomes. - Provide evidence of a Continuous Integration and testing strategy designed at team or organizational level, not just followed. - Present 1 case study of systematically embedding quality culture at individual and team level over time, with before-and-after evidence. - Answer 1 question on their philosophy and approach to customer collaboration in development. - Provide evidence of establishing and sustaining feedback loop mechanisms across at least 2 different teams. - Provide evidence of cross-team knowledge sharing initiatives they led or designed. - Present 1 case study of enabling a culture of technical excellence in an organization: what was the situation, what they did, what changed. - Present 2 case studies of guiding teams or individual developers to grow technically and professionally. - Share self-improvement goals that reflect a systemic view of engineering leadership.