We start with one program. And we do it well.

Next stages

The program ladder

The academy's programs are consecutive steps. Only Foundation is open for applications; the rest are planned, with no date or price announced.

• PlannedJunior → Middle Accelerator12 weeksA 12-week instructor-led program for working junior Java developers: reading and changing an existing codebase, going deep on Spring Boot, avoiding JPA and PostgreSQL pitfalls, testing properly, security and CI basics, and delivering a feature independently starting from a ticket. This is a planned syllabus that may be adjusted to the group; there is no job guarantee.Read the program
• PlannedMiddle → Senior Engineering16 weeksA 16-week instructor-led program for middle developers: Java concurrency, caching, messaging with Kafka, resilience, data consistency, API design, performance profiling, observability, security in depth, design docs/ADRs and reviewing others' code. It ends with a service that you design, implement and defend, with a written design doc. This is a planned syllabus that may be adjusted to the group; there is no job guarantee.Read the program
• PlannedSenior to Architect: System Design and Architecture Leadership12 weeksA planned 12-week, instructor-led syllabus: from requirements and quality attributes through data and integration architecture, security and operating cost, to technical leadership. You finish by defending an architecture for a realistic payments-style case. Order and depth may be adjusted to the group; the program does not promise a job or a title.Read the program
• PlannedEngineering Residency: a six-sprint team simulation12 weeksA 12-week (six two-week sprints), mentor-guided educational simulation: real Agile delivery practices in squads of 6-7 participants (one mentor per squad, up to 20 participants, roughly 3 squads) - backlog, sprint planning, pull requests and code review, QA, demos, retrospectives, an incident drill. It is not a job offer, employment or an employment contract, and it does not promise work experience; participation is assessment-based. The planned syllabus may be adjusted to the group.Read the program

Planned specializations and topics

These are not programs on the ladder: they are topic specializations we may offer later. They are not scheduled, and there is no date, price or cohort.

• PlannedAdvanced Java BackendJVM, concurrency, JPA/SQL and testing depth for running real services on your own.
• PlannedEnterprise Spring BootSpring in large codebases: modularisation, transactions, security and observability.
• PlannedMicroservices and Distributed SystemsService boundaries, data ownership, failure handling, and when a monolith is the better choice.
• PlannedKafka and Event-Driven ArchitectureThe Kafka internals that matter, delivery semantics and reliable event-driven design.
• PlannedSystem DesignA method for designing systems, from requirements to written trade-off analysis.
• PlannedSenior to Tech LeadFrom an engineer who writes the code to a leader accountable for the team's technical direction.
• PlannedSolution ArchitectureTurn a business need into a working solution, with quality attributes, constraints and documented decisions.
• PlannedEnterprise ArchitectureStep beyond one solution and connect an organisation's capabilities, portfolio and technology direction.
• PlannedAI Engineering for Backend DevelopersIntegrate LLM-based features into a Java/Spring backend reliably, measurably and securely.
• PlannedTechnical Interview PreparationPreparation matched to your level: knowledge, thinking out loud, system design and concrete stories.