Design a Production HTTP/2 Load Balancer Configuration
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Configure Envoy multi-region load balancing with HTTP/2 pooling, retry policies, and circuit-breaking, then run a load test. Get a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The vendor is in renewal season — a 4-hour incident during the cutover loses 3 enterprise renewals worth around USD 1.2M ARR each.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Design and configure a multi-region HTTP/2 load-balancing topology, validate with a realistic load test, and produce a rollout plan with rollback triggers.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Configure HTTP/2 connection pooling and idle timeouts intentionally
- Reason about retry and circuit-breaker policies for idempotent vs. non-idempotent traffic
- Validate load-balancer configuration with realistic traffic profiles
- Communicate rollout risk to platform-engineering stakeholders
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Computer Networks
Bachelor · Networking
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Computer Networks at the Bachelor level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Application Protocols
Apply application protocols to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Load Balancing
Apply load balancing to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Envoy
Apply envoy to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Performance Testing
Apply performance testing to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Tcp Ip
Apply tcp ip to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Stakeholder Communication
Apply stakeholder communication 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: