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Public repository with README
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CAREER PROJECT · Intermediate · 1–2 weekends
Production API + Rate Limiter
Ship a real API with authentication, persistence, Redis-backed throttling, tests, monitoring and a deployable production path.
API designPostgreSQLRedisDockerTestingObservability
DEFINITION OF DONE
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Live API or demo client
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Architecture diagram
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Load-test notes
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Error and rate-limit telemetry
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RESUME / PORTFOLIO FRAMING
Describe what you actually did.
Built and deployed a production-style API with Redis-backed rate limiting, persistent storage, automated tests and operational monitoring.
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STRETCH GOALS
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Per-user quotas
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Distributed locking
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Prometheus metrics
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CI/CD deployment
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