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- CodeLab in the browser, nothing to install
- AI tutor available at any hour
- AI-graded exercises
- Final exam and verifiable certificate + an optional field challenge for the Field Practice Validated distinction
Final exam: 2 attempts, 70% pass threshold. After a second failed attempt, a deferral period applies before retrying, with a $10.99 retake fee — see the Terms of Service.
Lifetime access. No deadline: finish in 7 weeks or in ten months.
Modern Software Architecture & Microservices
Design robust distributed systems and expose them through an API gateway
- Level
- Advanced
- Duration
- 7 weeks
- Total hours
- 35 h(estimated personal workload)
- Price
- $37.99
The program, module by module
A running thread from start to finish: every module advances the same system, a fictional e-commerce platform split into three microservices (Orders, Inventory, Payment) — not standalone exercises.
- Module 1
From Monolith to Microservices
When to split a system into services — and, above all, when not to.
- Module 2
Containerizing Microservices with Docker
Image best practices for independent services.
- Module 3
Orchestrating with Kubernetes (Application-Level Usage)
Deploy, scale, and connect microservices on a cluster — here Kubernetes is a deployment tool, not the subject of study itself.
- Module 4
API Gateway
Centralize authentication, rate limiting, and routing to microservices.
- Module 5
Event-Driven Architecture
Decouple services through events rather than synchronous calls.
- Module 6
Resilience and Distributed Observability
Circuit breakers, retries, and distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry) of a request across multiple services.
- Module 7
Case Study: A Distributed Enterprise Application
Assemble everything into a complete microservices application.
- Module 8
Final Project and Certification
CertificationDistributed enterprise application. Deliverables: containerized microservices deployed on Kubernetes, a configured API gateway, event-driven communication between at least two services, and architecture documentation with diagrams.
How long will it take me?
Duration: 35 h (estimated personal workload)
3 h/wk ≈ 12 wks
6 h/wk ≈ 6 wks
12 h/wk ≈ 3 wks
20 h/wk ≈ 2 wks
Estimates, not deadlines. Pause for a month and pick up where you left off.
CERTIFICATE VERIFIABLE ONLINE
What you deliver at the end
Distributed enterprise application. Deliverables: containerized microservices deployed on Kubernetes, a configured API gateway, event-driven communication between at least two services, and architecture documentation with diagrams.
See a sample certificateHow certification works
Three levels, from simplest to most demanding. Each one only claims what it actually verifies.
Attendance certificate
Earned by: Modules followed
Proves: You followed the track — no graded assessment.
Certificate of achievement
Earned by: Full track completed on the platform, final project included, and final exam passed
Proves: Your knowledge and your final project, evaluated by the platform.
Field Practice Validated distinction
Earned by: A field challenge completed after the exam, in a real situation, with evidence
Proves: A CoursTech mentor reviewed and validated a genuine real-world application.
The distinction is added to your certificate of achievement — it never replaces it: nothing off-platform ever blocks the certificate itself.
Mentor support and validation: handled on request, within 72 business hours. If no mentor is active, the distinction stays open for 12 months as planned: no learner is penalized.
Mentor sessions: limited spots, on request. Reply within 48 h.
See a sample certificate with the distinction →