Data Engineering Track
Project-led courses with code reviews from working engineers.
8
Assessments
24
Modules
8
Hours
04
Downloads
✓
Certificate
About this course
Each course is built around shipping three portfolio projects, with code reviews and a final showcase critiqued by industry mentors.
Lifetime access, downloadable resources and a private community.
What you'll walk away with
- Ship 3 portfolio projects reviewed by working engineers
- Understand the patterns behind production codebases
- Get unstuck faster with a private student community
- Earn a verified certificate that recruiters trust
Prerequisites
- Comfort with one programming language
- Basic understanding of Git and the terminal
- A laptop with 8 GB RAM or better
Curriculum
1Week 1
Foundations
Week 1
Foundations
- •Tooling & setup
- •Core concepts
- •First exercise repo
2Week 2
Building blocks
Week 2
Building blocks
- •Patterns in the wild
- •Hands-on lab
- •Live review #1
3Week 3
State & data
Week 3
State & data
- •Data modelling
- •APIs & caching
- •Mini-project kickoff
4Week 4
Mini-project
Week 4
Mini-project
- •Solo build week
- •Pair-debug sessions
- •Critique
5Week 5
Going deeper
Week 5
Going deeper
- •Performance
- •Testing
- •Architecture decisions
6Week 6
Production polish
Week 6
Production polish
- •Auth & security
- •Observability
- •Deploy
7Week 7
Capstone build
Week 7
Capstone build
- •Spec & scope
- •Build sprint
- •Mentor sync
8Week 8
Showcase
Week 8
Showcase
- •Final reviews
- •Recorded demo
- •Career playbook
Your instructor
Stratus Faculty
Working engineers & designers
Every course is taught by practitioners currently shipping products at top product companies, not full-time instructors.
Common questions
Is the course live or recorded?
Lessons are recorded so you can move at your pace. Weekly office hours are live.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes — a verified certificate on completion, plus a project portfolio link you can share.
What if I fall behind?
You get lifetime access to the cohort and can re-join any future office hours.
Is there a refund policy?
7-day no-questions-asked refund window from the day you enrol.
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