Go developers who have built production services and want to design and operate distributed systems, infrastructure software and cloud-native control planes.
Expert level
Go and Cloud-Native Services
GRPC, Messaging, Raft and Kubernetes Operators
Engineer distributed systems in Go: failure models and consistency, gRPC and Protocol Buffers with streaming and interceptors, event-driven messaging, replication and consensus with Raft, runtime and performance tuning, and Kubernetes controllers and operators built with controller-runtime.
- 47hours of work
- 13parts
- Reviewedcapstone
- Lifetimeaccess
- Distributed systems design
- gRPC and Protocol Buffers
- Event-driven messaging
- Raft and replication
- Go runtime performance
- Kubernetes operators
At a glance
The intermediate programme in this track or equivalent: production HTTP services, PostgreSQL, concurrency patterns, testing with containers and observability. Familiarity with Docker and basic Kubernetes concepts (pods, deployments, services) is expected. A local Kubernetes cluster (kind or minikube) is used in the labs.
Pass the quizzes and labs, then submit a capstone project. The NIBVEDA team reviews it and either accepts it or sends it back with comments you can act on.
What you will be able to do
- 01Reason about failures, time, consistency and replication and choose appropriate guarantees for a system
- 02Design and implement gRPC services with streaming, deadlines, interceptors, rich errors and safe API evolution
- 03Build event-driven integrations with at-least-once delivery, outbox publishing and idempotent consumers
- 04Implement and test a replicated state machine using the Raft consensus algorithm
- 05Build, test and operate a Kubernetes operator with correct level-triggered reconciliation
Curriculum 47 hours in 13 parts
Select a kind to highlight its parts.
Stage 1A replicated, linearizable key-value store with Raft, gRPC and fault testing7 parts · 20 h
- 1Foundations: failure, time, consistency and replicationWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.3 hFree
- 2GRPC and Protocol Buffers in GoWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.3 h
- 3A streaming gRPC service with interceptors, deadlines and failure injectionWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 4Check yourself: distributed systems foundations and gRPCQuiz · Twelve questions, marked at once, with the reason behind each answer.1 h
- 5Messaging and event-driven design in GoWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 6Consensus and replication: understanding and using RaftWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.3 h
- 7A replicated, linearizable key-value store with Raft, gRPC and fault testingLab · Hands-on work. Many labs are checked automatically against what must exist.6 h
Stage 2Build, test and operate a Kubernetes operator for a real application4 parts · 12 h
- 8Check yourself: messaging and consensusQuiz · Twelve questions, marked at once, with the reason behind each answer.1 h
- 9The Go runtime, memory and performance engineeringWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 10Kubernetes controllers and operators with controller-runtimeWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.3 h
- 11Build, test and operate a Kubernetes operator for a real applicationLab · Hands-on work. Many labs are checked automatically against what must exist.6 h
Stage 3Go runtime performance and Kubernetes operators1 part · 1 h
- 12Check yourself: Go runtime performance and Kubernetes operatorsQuiz · Twelve questions, marked at once, with the reason behind each answer.1 h
FinishCapstone project1 part · 14 h
- 13A distributed platform component with proofs, chaos testing and cloud-native operationCapstone · A full project for your portfolio.14 h
What you take away
An internship certificate with your skills on it.
Made for you automatically when you finish the last part, it names the internship programme, the level and the 47 hours, lists what you showed, and carries a number and a QR code. Anyone can check it on the NIBVEDA verification page, and it shows as withdrawn there if it is ever revoked.
- Proof you completed all 47 hours of this internship programme
- An Internship badge for your profile, CV or portfolio
- Not a job, a stipend or an academic degree, and it says so
Keep building.
3 programmes in this track, from beginner to expert. Buy the learning path and save 15%.
Build and operate real backend services in Go: project structure and dependency wiring, HTTP APIs with middleware, validation and errors, PostgreSQL with pgx and migrations, concurrency patterns for services, thorough testing with real databases, structured logs, metrics, profiling and containerised deployment.
- Go service architecture
- HTTP APIs and middleware
- PostgreSQL with pgx
Learn Go from scratch: tooling and modules, types, slices and maps, structs, methods and interfaces, error handling, goroutines and channels, testing and the standard library, building a file tool, a concurrent checker and a final project.
- Go syntax and tooling
- Slices, maps and structs
- Interfaces and errors
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Quick answers.
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Is this a real internship?
It is a virtual internship programme: a structured, self-paced course built around a real project, with checked assessments and a certificate. It is not employment, it does not carry a stipend and it is not an academic or AICTE-approved qualification. What it gives you is verified, project-based evidence of skills.
How does self-paced work?
You start when you like and move at your own speed. Each part unlocks when you finish the one before it. There are no live classes and no deadlines. Your access is shown on each programme page.
How is my work checked?
Quizzes are marked as soon as you submit them. Labs use a tick-list of tasks. Intermediate and Expert programmes finish with a capstone that the NIBVEDA team reviews and either accepts or sends back with comments.
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