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Live app
Make this concrete enough that another engineer can understand what you built and why.
CAREER PROJECT · Intermediate · 2 weekends
Secure File Sharing App
Build expiring file links, access controls, audit history and storage lifecycle rules.
SecurityObject storageAuthAPIsAudit logs
DEFINITION OF DONE
Leave artifacts a reviewer can inspect.
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Threat notes
Make this concrete enough that another engineer can understand what you built and why.
03
Expiry demo
Make this concrete enough that another engineer can understand what you built and why.
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Audit log
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05
Tests
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RESUME / PORTFOLIO FRAMING
Describe what you actually did.
Built a secure file-sharing application with expiring access, authorization controls and auditable download activity.
Use this as a starting structure, then replace it with your real implementation details, metrics and constraints. Do not claim outcomes you did not measure.
STRETCH GOALS
Go deeper if the core is already solid.
Client encryption
Add only if it strengthens the engineering story instead of delaying a finished, deployable core.
Virus scan
Add only if it strengthens the engineering story instead of delaying a finished, deployable core.
Watermarking
Add only if it strengthens the engineering story instead of delaying a finished, deployable core.