REST API Design
If you like applying REST API Design, every challenge here gives you a chance to practice it on a real industry brief.
- CodeIntermediateNew
Migrate an Internal Service from REST to gRPC
Receive the existing OpenAPI spec, the Go service code, and 7 days of traffic data. Pick the top 2 RPS-by-method endpoints and design Protocol Buffers (protobuf) message + servi…
- Grpc
- Protobuf
- REST API Design
API Design and GraphQL - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Versioning Strategy for a Public REST API
Receive the OpenAPI spec for the 14 endpoints, 8 months of partner-support tickets tagged 'breaking-change', and the partner-mix breakdown (which endpoints which partner uses). …
- REST API Design
- REST API Design
- API Versioning
API Design and GraphQL - CodeIntermediateNew
Build a GraphQL Federation Schema for an E-Commerce Platform
Receive the existing 22 REST endpoints' OpenAPI specs and a list of 5 priority subgraphs. Design a federated GraphQL schema using Apollo Federation v2 directives (@key, @externa…
- REST API Design
- Graphql Federation
- REST API Design
API Design and GraphQL - CodeIntermediateNew
Add Idempotency Keys to a Payment Webhook System
Read the current Go webhook-sender code and 30 days of duplicate-delivery incident logs. Design the idempotency scheme: server-generated key per event (UUID v7 — time-ordered), …
- REST API Design
- Idempotency
- Webhooks
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- DesignIntermediateNew
Design Schema Evolution for a Multi-Tenant Event Platform
Design a schema-evolution model covering: schema-registry topology (per-tenant subjects vs shared), compatibility modes per topic class (strict vs forward-only vs none), tenant-…
- Schema Evolution
- Kafka Event Streaming
- Schema Registry
Event-Driven Architecture - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Audit API Governance Across a Tier-1 Bank's Integration Estate
Inventory the API estate using a combination of Swagger/OpenAPI scrapes (where present) and stakeholder interviews. Build a scorecard covering: spec completeness, auth scheme, v…
- API Governance
- Openapi Spec
- Dora Compliance
Enterprise and Business Software Engineering - CodeIntermediateNew
Java EE Backend for Sustainable Fashion Marketplace
You are to build a RESTful API for EcoThreads using Java EE (Servlets, JPA, and MySQL). The API must support CRUD operations for products (with categories, sustainability rating…
- Java Ee
- REST API Design
- Jpa
Web and Mobile Application Development - DesignIntermediateNew
Design an Idiomatic REST + Webhooks API for a Logistics SaaS
Read the team's draft + the public APIs of 3 reference logistics platforms (anonymized, briefing pack provided). Author a 5-page API design guideline covering URL structure (nou…
- REST API Design
- REST API Design
- Openapi
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- CodeIntermediateNew
Stand Up Contract Testing for a Microservices Backend
Inventory the 18 services and pick the 6 producer-consumer pairs with the most staging breakages in the last 90 days. Stand up a Pact broker (self-hosted or PactFlow trial). For…
- Contract Testing
- Pact
- Microservices Patterns
Software Testing and Quality Assurance
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