Overview
What this challenge is about.
Instrument Network Telemetry for an ISP's Backbone. Advanced challenge in code. Writing production code that solves real engineering problems, earn a blockch...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Replace SNMP-only monitoring with a streaming-telemetry pipeline that detects microbursts and BGP issues in seconds, not minutes.
This is not a coding exercise. It is the work a software engineer does between a Jira ticket and a merged PR. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates solve LeetCode problems and none who have shipped production code under real constraints.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Deploy gNMI streaming telemetry against heterogeneous router platforms
- Design SLO signals that map to real customer-experience problems
- Build NOC-grade dashboards that don't drown operators in noise
- Hand a working observability pipeline to a 24x7 operations team
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Advanced Computer Networks
Master · Networking
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Advanced Computer Networks at the Master 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.
- Network Telemetry
Apply network telemetry to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Gnmi
Apply gnmi to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Kafka
Apply kafka to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Grafana
Apply grafana to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Slo Design
Apply slo design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Documentation
Apply documentation 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: