Overview
What this challenge is about.
Pin workers per socket, shard queries by hash, and benchmark scaling to 64 cores — then deliver your config and a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The SaaS (planning to add real-time-analytics workloads to the same workers, doubling per-box CPU pressure) cannot afford the 16-core collapse to land in production.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Redesign a multicore query-execution worker to scale efficiently to 32 cores on a 2-socket box using NUMA-aware sharding and prove the collapse goes away.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply NUMA-aware sharding and per-socket worker pools
- Use perf c2c to measure cross-socket coherence traffic
- Configure NUMA-aware allocators correctly
- Benchmark scaling efficiency, not just speedup
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Advanced Concurrency and Parallel Computing
Master · Systems
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Advanced Concurrency and Parallel Computing 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.
- Parallel Performance
Apply parallel performance to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Numa
Apply numa to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Rust
Apply rust to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Multicore
Apply multicore to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Performance Optimization
Apply performance optimization to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Benchmarking
Apply benchmarking 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: