1C Developer Roadmap 2026

Updated: September 2026. Facts verified as of 29.09.2026; source registry in SOURCES.md.

This is an open roadmap for the profession of 1C:Enterprise developer. It takes you from zero to your first job and beyond, to specialization. The path is divided into stages with exit criteria. It includes practical projects with acceptance criteria, preparation for interviews and exams, a subject area, checklists, and eight specialization tracks.

Who it is for:

those starting from scratch. Programming experience is not required, but already at the Junior level the official 1C model expects the ability to explain basic search and sorting algorithms: they are covered in Stage 1 and project P0;
accountants and bookkeeping specialists moving into development;
programmers in other languages who need to quickly learn the platform’s specifics: the client-server model, queries, registers;
junior…