Design Challenges
Research, wireframe, prototype, hand off — design as a craft, not just visuals.
- DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Hybrid Work Model for a Bangalore D2C Cosmetics Startup
Your task is to develop a hybrid work model for the startup. Analyze the current remote work challenges, propose a structured hybrid schedule (e.g., fixed office days, core coll…
- Hybrid Work Design
- Remote Team Management
- Organizational Culture
New Work and Future of Work - DesignIntermediateNew
Design Hybrid Search for an E-Commerce Product Catalog
You receive 80,000 anonymized product records (title, description, category, attributes) and a sample of 30,000 search log entries with click-through labels. Embed the catalog w…
- Hybrid Search
- Embedding Models
- Bm25
Vector Databases and Embeddings - DesignBeginnerNew
Design an Automated Essay-Feedback System
You receive 20 anonymized middle-school essays scored by 2 human teachers on a 4-dimension rubric (structure, evidence, voice, mechanics). Design an LLM-based feedback system th…
- Automated Assessment
- Rubric Design
- Prompt Patterns
AI in Education and Learning Analytics - DesignSeniorNew
Prototype a Gaussian-Splatting Capture App for Consumer AR
You will design and prototype (no app-store deploy required) a 5-step capture-to-share flow: (1) capture about 60 photos with on-screen guidance, (2) upload to a backend job que…
- Gaussian Splatting
- Neural Scene Representation
- Product Design
3D Vision and Multi-View Geometry Practice your coursework on real scenarios.
Every challenge is shaped from real-world context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
Why Ewance
- DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Trust-Calibration UI for a Domestic Assistive Robot
You will write the interaction patterns first (in a Notion brief), build a paper or Figma prototype, run 4 study sessions in week 2, iterate, and re-test in week 3. The interact…
- Trust Calibration
- Human Robot Interaction
- Interaction Design
Human-Robot Interaction - DesignIntermediateNew
Instrument a Model Monitoring Stack from Scratch
Pick the priority product (recommend the customer-service RAG assistant, around 40k queries/day). Define monitoring signals: input drift (Evidently/NannyML), output quality (LLM…
- Model Monitoring
- Data Drift Detection
- LLM Evaluation
ML Engineering and Production ML - DesignIntermediateNew
Design Schema Evolution for a Multi-Tenant Event Platform
Design a schema-evolution model covering: schema-registry topology (per-tenant subjects vs shared), compatibility modes per topic class (strict vs forward-only vs none), tenant-…
- Schema Evolution
- Kafka Event Streaming
- Schema Registry
Event-Driven Architecture - DesignIntermediateNew
Migrate a RabbitMQ Topology to Kafka for a Healthcare SaaS
Analyze the current RabbitMQ topology + 30 days of message volume data. Map each queue to a Kafka topic with the right partition key (likely patient_id, encounter_id, or clinic_…
- Kafka Event Streaming
- Rabbitmq
- Message Broker Migration
Event-Driven Architecture - Browse challenges
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Ship product that solves real user problems. Combine user research, prototyping, and stakeholder alignment to turn ambiguous briefs into measurable wins — the role at the centre of modern software teams.
- DesignIntermediateNew
Stand Up a Feature Store for a Series-B Fintech
Pick one priority feature group (recommend the 25 transaction-history features used by the fraud model). Define the offline source-of-truth (likely Snowflake or BigQuery), the o…
- Feature Store
- Feature Engineering
- Airflow Dags
ML Engineering and Production ML - DesignIntermediateNew
Security Policy Overhaul for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
You are the new IT security manager. Review current policies (provided in a brief), identify gaps against SOC 2 trust service criteria, and produce a new set of 5 core policies …
- Security Policy Development
- Soc 2 Compliance
- Vendor Risk Management
IT Governance and Security - DesignBeginnerNew
Detect Sensor Drift for a Field Inspection Robot Fleet
You receive 60 days of telemetry from 12 robots, including IMU readings, camera exposure stats, and the inspection-quality scores produced downstream. Define drift signals (roll…
- Anomaly Detection
- Change Point Detection
- Sensor Fusion
Robot Perception and Autonomy - DesignIntermediateNew
Circular Economy Business Model for a Fashion Rental Platform
Propose a circular business model for Rent-a-Robe that includes a take-back program, repair service, and resale marketplace. Your deliverable is a 5-slide pitch deck outlining t…
- Circular Economy
- Business Model Innovation
- Three Statement Modeling
Sustainability and Sustainable Business Build a verifiable portfolio.
Submissions become evidence. Reviewers with shipping experience score against a rubric; the result becomes a credential anyone can verify.
Why Ewance
- DesignIntermediateNew
Prototype an Embedded Dashboard for an EV Charger
Define the 3 user modes (driver: 4 screens, operator: 5 screens, technician: 3 screens) and their entry conditions (NFC card type, PIN, technician key). Build a 12-screen protot…
- Embedded Ui
- Figma
- Framer
User Interface Design and Prototyping - DesignIntermediateNew
Change-Impact Analysis for a Cross-Service API Migration
Pull API logs over 30 days from the API gateway to enumerate all consumers + per-endpoint call volume. Cross-reference with service-catalog ownership to map 23 consumers to team…
- Change Impact Analysis
- API Migration
- Parallel Run
Software Evolution and Maintenance - DesignIntermediateNew
Cloud Architecture Design for a Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform
Deliver a comprehensive cloud architecture design covering: (1) Multi-tenancy strategy (shared database with row-level security vs. schema-per-tenant vs. database-per-tenant — j…
- Cloud Computing
- It Security
- Web Development
Open coursework - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Real-Time Order Pipeline for a Fintech Payments Platform
You receive a synthetic Kafka stream of around 500 transactions per second, a static merchant dimension table (about 80,000 rows), and a daily FX rate snapshot. Design an end-to…
- Streaming Data
- Kafka Event Streaming
- Stream Processing
Data Engineering and Big Data Systems - DesignBeginnerNew
SAP HCM Implementation for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
Your challenge is to configure SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central for Cloudlytics. You will define organizational structure, position management, and employee master data. Then…
- SAP Successfactors
- Hcm
- Business Process Design
ERP Systems (SAP and Microsoft Dynamics) - DesignBeginnerNew
Smart Inventory System for Dubai Cosmetics
Your task is to design a smart inventory system for GlowDubai's warehouse. The system should use weight sensors on shelves and RFID tags on products to track inventory. Data mus…
- Iot Architecture
- Sensor Selection
- Communication Protocols
Internet of Things and Smart Systems - DesignSeniorNew
Design a Cross-Chain Bridge Protocol with Honest Threat Model
Read the Vitalik 'cross-chain interoperability' essay and survey 3 existing bridge designs (lock-and-mint, atomic-swap, optimistic-rollup-native). Design your protocol around a …
- Blockchain Protocols
- Smart Contracts
- Solidity
Blockchain and Decentralized Systems Engineering - DesignSeniorNew
International HR Policy for a Sustainable Fashion Brand Expanding to Asia
Your team (3-4 students) will research labor laws and cultural dimensions in Vietnam and Japan, then propose a comprehensive international HR policy document. The policy must co…
- International Hrm
- Cross Cultural Management
- Compensation And Benefits
Strategic Human Resource Management - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Continuous Eval Pipeline for an Enterprise RAG Product
Design (and partially build) a continuous-eval pipeline for a RAG system: (1) a structured eval set with at least 50 queries grouped by query class; (2) automated scoring (LLM-a…
- Continuous Evaluation
- LLM Evaluation
- RAG Architectures
AI Measurement and Evaluation - DesignIntermediateNew
International Expansion Financing for a Seoul D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to analyze three financing scenarios: (1) a Korean won-denominated venture debt, (2) a USD-denominated convertible note from a US investor, and (3) a JPY-denominate…
- Capital Structure Decisions
- Cross Border Financing
- Wacc Calculation
International Finance - DesignBeginnerNew
A/B-Test a Recommender Improvement Without Breaking Trust
You receive offline-evaluation results for both the production and candidate models plus aggregate metrics from the last 12 weeks (recipe views, save rate, weekly active users, …
- Experimental Design
- A/B Testing
- Metric Design
Machine Learning in Practice - DesignBeginnerNew
Organizational Restructuring for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-up
Your task is to design a new organizational structure for CloudFlow. You must define clear roles, reporting lines, and cross-functional teams. Consider creating a dedicated ente…
- Organizational Design
- Change Management
- Agent Role Definition
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