Code-Smell Triage Workshop for a Hiring-Platform Backend
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Run static analysis on four services, score code smells by ROI, and facilitate a workshop to re-score five smells for a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The ATS (sells against larger competitors on developer-velocity claims) cannot ship features fast if the team is afraid of the four busiest services — the audit unblocks the next year of roadmap.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Triage and prioritize code smells across the four most-touched backend services and teach the team to repeat the audit quarterly.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply the Fowler code-smell catalog to a real codebase systematically
- Combine static analysis with git-churn to prioritize remediation by ROI
- Translate smells into a backlog the team will actually pick up
- Facilitate a calibration workshop so smell-scoring is reproducible
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Aligned coursework coming soon.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Code Smells
Apply code smells to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Static Analysis
Apply static analysis to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Refactoring Prioritization
Apply refactoring prioritization to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Git Churn Analysis
Apply git churn analysis to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Facilitation
Apply facilitation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Technical Debt Management
Apply technical debt management to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: