Migrating a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up to Cloud-Native Architecture
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Break a B2B SaaS monolith into 4 microservices, containerize with Docker, orchestrate on Kubernetes, and earn your verifiable certificate.
The scenario
TaskFlow is a 40-person SaaS scale-up based in San Francisco, offering project management tools. They have 10K PLG users and aim to acquire enterprise clients with 100K+ users.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Design a cloud-native migration plan from a monolithic architecture to microservices with zero downtime and enterprise security.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Design a microservices architecture using containerization
- Implement Kubernetes orchestration for scaling and management
- Plan a zero-downtime migration strategy
- Apply cloud security best practices for enterprise compliance
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Big Data and Cloud Technologies
Bachelor · Data
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Big Data and Cloud Technologies 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.
- Microservices
Apply microservices to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Docker
Containerize applications for consistent development, testing, and deployment.
- Kubernetes
Apply kubernetes to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Cloud Migration
Apply cloud migration to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Security
Apply security to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Ci Cd
Apply ci cd 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: