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- 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
Financial Model for a SaaS Scale-Up's PLG to Enterprise Shift
You are part of a 3-person financial modeling team. TaskFlow provides project management software and currently has 10,000 free users and 500 paying customers (ACV $1,200). The …
- Saas Metrics
- Revenue Modeling
- Excel Dashboard
Financial Modeling - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Cost-Optimize a Large-Scale Spark Job for an Ad-Tech Platform
You receive the Spark job source (PySpark), the EMR cluster config, and 5 nights of job-history JSON. Profile the job with the Spark UI + EMR metrics, identify the top 3 cost dr…
- Spark Optimization
- Cloud Services
- Cost Engineering
Cloud Computing for Data and ML - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Diagnose Modern Transport-Protocol Performance for an OTT Streamer
Receive the current delivery architecture (HTTP/2 origin + CDN), 4 weeks of Conviva-style QoE (quality of experience) metrics, and access to a synthetic-client harness (Linux + …
- Quic Http3
- Network Measurement
- Transport Protocols
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- AnalysisBeginnerNew
Mexican Data Privacy Compliance for a Mexico City D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to conduct a LFPDPPP compliance audit for Glow Natural MX. You will review their customer data collection, storage, and processing practices, identify gaps, and rec…
- GDPR
- Data Privacy
- EU Law
International and European Business Law - CodeSeniorNew
Grounded Language for a Robotics Pick-and-Place Demo
Use a tabletop simulator (PyBullet or Isaac Sim, both open) with 5 object types and 5 spatial relations (left of, right of, behind, in front of, on top of). Curate or generate a…
- Grounded Language Understanding
- Semantic Parsing
- Perception
Computational Semantics - DesignIntermediateNew
Accessibility-First Redesign of an AR-Based Navigation Feature
Map the current AR navigation feature against EAA 2025 requirements + WCAG 2.2 AA (where applicable to AR). Define 4 disability profiles with specific personas (e.g. low-vision …
- Design For Accessibility
- Interaction Design
- Contextual Inquiry
Advanced Human-Computer Interaction - ResearchBeginnerNew
Optimizing Onboarding for a Fintech App
Your task is to analyze the current onboarding flow, identify drop-off points, and propose a redesigned onboarding experience. You will use user behavior data (provided in a sim…
- User Research
- Ux Design
- Data Analysis
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Plan and measure campaigns that grow the business. Funnel analytics, attribution, segmentation, and the rigorous measurement that lets marketing defend its budget at the leadership table.
- AnalysisBeginnerNew
Audit Safety Stops for a Cafe-Service Robot Pilot
You receive 30 days of logs covering 240 near-miss events (close approach to a human, low-battery emergency, network loss). For each event, classify whether the safety stop trig…
- Safety Analysis
- Incident Review
- Failure Mode Analysis
Robotics - CodeIntermediateNew
Build a Hybrid Recommendation System for an Indie Streaming Catalog
Use the provided 6-month anonymized event log (around 320M play events, 1.4M unique users in the held-out cohort), audio embeddings (256-d), and track metadata. Implement (1) an…
- Recommendation Systems
- Collaborative Filtering
- Content Based Recommendation
Data Mining and Information Retrieval - DesignFoundationalNew
Improving Patient Intake for a Telehealth Startup
You are a design thinking consultant hired by MediConnect. Your task is to analyze the current intake flow, identify pain points through user research, ideate improvements, prot…
- User Research
- Ux Design
- Wireframing
Design Thinking and Innovation - PresentationBeginnerNew
Evaluate Intelligent Agents in a Sustainable-Logistics Simulation
Build a small grid-world simulation where a delivery agent must complete 10 stops while respecting traffic, charging needs, and time windows. Implement three classical agent des…
- Intelligent Agents
- Simulation Design
- Python Or Javascript
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- StrategyBeginnerNew
Modernize an ERP Customization Strategy via Sidecar Apps
Catalog the 23 customizations by type (workflow, UI extension, integration, report, business logic) and impact on upgrade cycles. For each, propose the right BTP target (CAP ser…
- SAP Btp
- Cap Framework
- Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise and Business Software Engineering - CodeSeniorNew
Forecasting Exchange Rates for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
Your task is to collect monthly data for the past 5 years for GBP/USD and EUR/USD, along with relevant predictors (interest rate differentials, inflation, GDP growth, trade bala…
- Time Series Forecasting
- Structural Econometric Modeling
- Python Or Javascript
International Finance - CodeIntermediateNew
Teach a Warehouse Cobot from Operator Demonstrations
You receive a simulated UR5e cobot in PyBullet, plus 12 example demonstrations of two kitting sequences. Implement Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMPs — a classic LfD technique th…
- Learning From Demonstration
- Dynamic Movement Primitives
- Human Robot Interaction
Human-Robot Interaction - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Secure-by-Default IoT Device Provisioning Flow
Design end-to-end provisioning: factory bootstrap (per-device key pair burned at manufacture), installer flow (BLE-driven activation, Wi-Fi handoff), cloud-side enrollment (mTLS…
- Iot Security
- Secure Provisioning
- Mutual Tls
Cyber-Physical and Cybercrime Topics - AnalysisIntermediateNew
ESG Integration in a Mining Company's Valuation
Your task is to forecast CopperCorp's residual income for 5 years, incorporating adjustments for potential carbon taxes, water remediation costs, and reputational risks that cou…
- Residual Income Valuation
- ESG Integration
- Sensitivity & Scenario Analysis
Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation - CodeIntermediateNew
Automate Retraining with a Drift-Triggered MLflow Pipeline
Stand up the pipeline end to end with the team's existing stack (MLflow tracking + model registry, Airflow orchestration). Wire Evidently to compute weekly drift; when drift cro…
- Mlflow
- Airflow Dags
- Data Drift Detection
ML Engineering and Production ML - CodeBeginnerNew
Refactor a Legacy Reporting Script for a Renewable-Energy Startup
Read the existing script and identify 5-7 distinct responsibilities tangled together. Refactor into 3 layers: data loaders (CSV, REST API), transformers (pure functions over row…
- Abstraction
- Higher Order Functions
- Refactoring
Programming Abstractions - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Resolving Cross-Cultural Conflict in a Global SaaS Remote Team
Your task is to conduct a cultural conflict analysis using frameworks like Trompenaars and Hofstede, identify root causes, and design a team intervention (e.g., a virtual worksh…
- Conflict Resolution
- Cultural Analysis
- Remote Team Management
Cross-Cultural Management - CodeSeniorNew
Build an MLOps Platform Slice for a Fintech Risk Team
Across a 5-person team, ship (1) experiment tracking integrated into a sample model training job; (2) a model registry that promotes-by-tag; (3) a training pipeline orchestrated…
- Mlops Design
- Experiment Tracking
- Model Registry
AI Software Engineering Group Project - DesignBeginnerNew
Build a Wi-Fi 6E Site Survey for an Industrial IoT Deployment
Receive the warehouse floor plan (CAD + obstruction inventory), the AMR fleet's RF requirements (6 GHz preferred, -67 dBm minimum, <50ms handover), and the existing Wi-Fi 5 site…
- Wireless Networks
- Wifi 6e
- Site Survey
Advanced Computer Networks - StrategyBeginnerNew
Talent Retention Strategy for a Paris D2C Cosmetics Startup
Your task is to analyze the root causes of turnover using exit interviews and engagement survey data (provided in a simulated dataset), then propose a retention strategy with 3-…
- Talent Retention
- Hr Analytics
- Strategic Hrm
Strategic Human Resource Management - CodeIntermediateNew
Build a Neural Surrogate for Computational Fluid Dynamics in HVAC Design
Use a published CFD dataset (e.g., AirfRANS or a small in-house dataset if available) of around 1,000 steady-state airflow simulations on 2D building zones. Train a Fourier Neur…
- Neural Operators
- Surrogate Modeling
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
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