Build broad proof across product, systems and delivery.
A generalist path for candidates who want to demonstrate end-to-end engineering judgment instead of a stack checklist.
Build evidence, not filler.
Choose one project you can finish, deploy and explain deeply. Quality of proof matters more than collecting ten unfinished repos.
Production URL Shortener
Build a real URL shortener with persistence, redirects, analytics, abuse controls and deployment.
Feature Flag Service
Create flags, environments, targeting rules, audit history and a tiny client SDK.
Background Job Queue
Implement queued jobs, retries, scheduling, worker concurrency and dead-letter inspection.
Mini Git Hosting Service
Build repository metadata, commits/issues workflows and permissions around a simplified developer platform.
Notification Delivery Service
Send email/in-app notifications through templates, queues, preferences and retry handling.
Secure File Sharing App
Build expiring file links, access controls, audit history and storage lifecycle rules.
Make the project visible.
After you ship it, use the rest of SkillChirp to get discovery, validation and feedback instead of leaving the work hidden in a repository.