Technical Leads share > 65% project coordination skills with Technical Project Managers through Jira (appearing in > 95% TPM roles, < 10% Tech Lead roles for project tracking), Git version control (appearing in > 15% TPM, > 80% Tech Lead), understanding development workflows, coordinating team activities, and managing technical projects. Both facilitate agile ceremonies, coordinate releases, handle stakeholder communication, and ensure project delivery. Tech Leads emphasize hands-on development (Java, Python, JavaScript appearing in > 40% combined Tech Lead), architectural decisions, code reviews, technical mentorship, and deep technical expertise. TPM focuses on project coordination, sprint planning, stakeholder management, resource allocation, and process optimization without coding requirements. The transition involves moving from technical implementation to project facilitation, or vice versa adding technical depth to coordination skills.

Build/Release Engineers share > 55% release coordination with Technical Project Managers through understanding development workflows, Git version control (appearing in > 15% TPM, extensively in Build/Release), CI/CD pipeline management (Jenkins appearing in < 5% TPM but extensively in Build/Release), release planning, and deployment coordination. Both manage release schedules, coordinate across teams, handle version control, and ensure smooth deployments. Build/Release emphasizes technical automation (Jenkins, Docker, scripting), build systems, deployment pipelines, infrastructure management, and hands-on release execution. TPM focuses on project planning, stakeholder communication, sprint management (Jira > 95% TPM), resource coordination, and high-level release oversight without technical implementation. The overlap is in release management, version control understanding, and coordinating technical deliveries across development teams.

Backend Engineer - DevOps shares < 50% process understanding with Technical Project Managers through CI/CD coordination, release management, Git version control (appearing in > 15% TPM), deployment planning, and agile workflows. Both coordinate releases, manage deployment schedules, work with development teams, track progress, and ensure smooth delivery. DevOps emphasizes technical implementation (Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins for CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, scripting), automation, monitoring, and hands-on infrastructure management. TPM focuses on project coordination, stakeholder management, sprint planning (Jira > 95% TPM), resource allocation, and high-level delivery management without technical infrastructure work. The overlap is in release coordination, understanding deployment workflows, managing technical dependencies, and facilitating communication between development and operations, but from coordination versus implementation perspectives.

Backend QA Engineers share < 45% project coordination with Technical Project Managers through Jira (appearing in > 95% TPM, > 40% Backend QA entry-level), test management, sprint planning participation, defect tracking, and quality gate coordination. Both work in agile environments, manage test planning, coordinate releases, track progress, and ensure quality deliverables. Backend QA emphasizes technical testing (Postman > 50% Backend QA, REST Assured), test automation, programming for test scripts (Java, Python), API testing, and hands-on quality verification. TPM focuses on project coordination, stakeholder management, resource planning, schedule management, and process facilitation without technical testing responsibilities. The overlap is in Jira usage, agile ceremonies, release coordination, and understanding quality processes, but from coordination versus execution perspectives.

QA Automation Engineers share < 40% coordination skills with Technical Project Managers through Jira (appearing in > 95% TPM, > 25% QA Automation entry-level), test planning, sprint participation, defect tracking, and agile processes. Both work within development teams, participate in planning, track progress, coordinate testing activities, and ensure delivery quality. QA Automation emphasizes technical automation (Selenium > 50% QA Automation, Cypress, Playwright), programming (Python, Java appearing in > 35% QA Automation entry-level each), test frameworks, CI/CD integration (Jenkins > 20% QA Automation), and hands-on test development. TPM focuses on project coordination, stakeholder management, resource allocation, schedule tracking (Jira mastery), and process facilitation without coding or testing execution. The connection is through agile ceremonies and project tracking tools.

Frontend Developers share < 35% workflow understanding with Technical Project Managers through Git version control (appearing in > 15% TPM, < 10% Frontend Developer explicitly but universal), agile development processes, sprint planning, and project tracking. Both work in agile teams, understand development workflows, use version control, and coordinate deliverables. Frontend emphasizes hands-on development (JavaScript > 60% Frontend, React > 35%, TypeScript > 25%), UI implementation, component building, and technical execution. TPM focuses on coordinating frontend developers, managing frontend project timelines, facilitating sprint planning (Jira > 95% TPM), stakeholder communication, and ensuring frontend delivery without coding responsibilities. The overlap is minimal, primarily in understanding development processes, Git workflows, and agile methodologies to effectively coordinate frontend development teams.