Selection or entry

To be selected for this course a learner should be able to…

• 1. Convert hexadecimal to binary on paper
• 2. Resolve a merge conflict in Git
• 3. Solve up to level 20 of The Bandit

Day 1 of role

On day 1 of their new job, a junior should be able to…

• 1. Build a well specified React component in an existing codebase
• 2. Ask clarifying questions during handoff
• 3. Execute a Gitflow merge to staging

Completing 6 months probation

After 6 months in the role, a permanent employee should be able to…

• 1. Debug a front end critical path performance bottleneck
• 2. Trace a request path using Kafka and Prometheus
• 3. Explain a bug in detail to a mixed audience of colleagues

Modules

Logic, problems, and problem domains

• 2 weeks, 20 GLH 🧶 🧶 GLH Guided Learning Hours , 40 IS 🧶 🧶 IS Independent Study

Decomposition

• 3 weeks, 30 GLH, 60 IS

Observability

• 2 weeks, 20 GLH, 40 IS

70 GLH 🧶 🧶 GLH Guided Learning Hours and 140 hours of IS 🧶 🧶 IS Independent Study

Guided Learning breakdown per week

• Access to 2 hours of 1:1 office hours with an industry professional in a relevant field
• Access to 3 hours group study sessions online, with TA support
• 2-4 hours structured learning in person workshops delivered by industry professionals
• 2-4 hours guided group working in person, flipped classroom model with TA support

Independent Study breakdown per week

• 3 hours prep, primers and material developed with industry experts, for example see Distributed Systems Software Engineering by Laura Nolan, coauthor of sre.google.
• Additional study materials curated by industry experts (books we like! Cool Hashicorp tutes!)
• 12 hours well structured projects, completed on GitHub, code reviewed by industry professionals, and tracked via GitHub APIs
• 1 hour Puzzles and fun tasks eg Codewars, The Bandit, tracked via API