- Identifying service boundaries and domain modeling
- Decomposing a monolith into services
- Consistency tradeoffs in distributed systems
- Common failure modes and how to plan for them
- Recognizing when microservices are the wrong choice
Advanced systems program
Java Microservices
made practical.
Learn the architecture, communication patterns, and operational thinking required to design Java services that scale with confidence.
What you will buildA resilient order platform with independent services and observabilityPortfolio-ready projects · Mentor support
10 weeksstructured learning
62 lessonsfocused lessons
100%project-led
1:1mentor feedback
Course at a glance
The facts,
up front.
- Duration
- 10 weeks · 62 lessons
- Level
- Advanced
- Format
- Online. The mentor-led option includes live online instruction; self-paced access is available where shown.
- Fees
- Self-paced ₹16,999 · Mentor-led ₹27,999 · Team and group pricing on request
- Prerequisites
- Working experience building Spring Boot services and REST APIs. Familiarity with databases and basic deployment concepts.
- Practical projects
- Event-driven order platform, Resilient payment workflow, Observable multi-service system
- Certificate
- A certificate of completion is included on the listed tiers. It is not a professional licence or an employment guarantee.
- Placement
- No guaranteed placement or job offer. Learning guidance, project feedback and interview preparation are provided where included in your tier.
- Instructor
- Vijay Gurunathan, Founder & Chief Architect, with 17+ years of industry experience.
The learning experience
From first principles
to working software.
Learn with a curriculum that respects your time and your ambition. Every module connects a concept to a practical outcome, so you always know why it matters and where it fits.
Live, guided instruction Hands-on coding exercises Code reviews and feedback
Inside the program
A clear path
through the craft.
5 modules · Built for progress
- Synchronous REST and gRPC communication concepts
- Event-driven and asynchronous messaging
- Designing idempotent operations
- Retries, timeouts, and backoff strategies
- Building resilient service clients
- Centralized configuration management
- Service discovery and API gateways
- Circuit breakers and fallback strategies
- Cross-cutting concerns across services
- Securing service-to-service communication
- Database-per-service data ownership
- Saga patterns for distributed transactions
- Transactional outbox for reliable messaging
- Distributed tracing across services
- Metrics, logs, and diagnosing production issues
- Capacity planning and caching strategies
- Deployment strategies: blue-green and canary
- Core Kubernetes concepts for microservices
- Trade-off analysis for architecture decisions
- Communicating system design in interviews
Make it real
Projects that prove
what you know.
Finish with work you can explain, extend, and show in an interview. Not toy exercises — thoughtful systems built step by step.
01Event-driven order platform
02Resilient payment workflow
03Observable multi-service system
Is this for you?
Meet yourself
where you are.
Backend engineers moving from monoliths to distributed systems
Senior developers preparing for architecture and system design interviews
Spring Boot engineers wanting production microservices depth
Investment
Pricing that's
upfront.
Pick the level of support that fits how you learn. Every tier includes lifetime access to recordings and course materials.
Self-paced
₹16,999one-timeLearn distributed systems architecture at your pace.
- Lifetime access to lessons and recordings
- All 5 modules and 3 projects
- Community discussion access
- Certificate of completion
Most popular
Mentor-led
₹27,999one-timeDeep architectural guidance from senior engineers.
- Everything in Self-paced
- Live weekly mentor sessions
- Architecture reviews on all 3 projects
- 1:1 system design mock interviews
- Career and interview guidance
Team / Group
Customper cohortFor senior engineering teams building microservices depth.
- Everything in Mentor-led
- Dedicated batch scheduling
- Progress reporting for coordinators
- Volume pricing for 10+ learners
Your mentor
Learn directly from
an industry expert.
Guidance grounded in enterprise architecture, AI, cloud, and real-world software engineering—not just textbook theory.
17+ years of industry experience AI engineering researcher & practitioner Automotive & manufacturing domain Enterprise architect Cloud architecture expert IIM Trichy — management education Former HCL, Verizon, Ford, Daimler, Zensar, Fractal.ai
Vijay brings over 17 years of hands-on enterprise technology experience across AI, cloud, and solution architecture. He mentors students with real-world case studies and proven engineering frameworks—not just textbook theory.
Your learning path
Where this course
fits.
Before thisSpring Boot courseBuild the REST API and persistence skills this course assumes.FoundationJava Programming courseStrengthen Core Java and concurrency fundamentals.Plan your careerJava career roadmapWhere microservices fits in a Java developer career.RelatedAdvanced Java courseAdvanced Java topics that support distributed systems work.
The Java Microservices self-paced plan starts at ₹16,999. Mentor-led and group options are shown in the pricing section, with group pricing available on enquiry.
This Java Microservices program runs for 10 weeks and includes 62 lessons. Your weekly pace may vary depending on the learning tier and schedule.
The listed programs are delivered online. The mentor-led option includes live online instruction; self-paced access is available where shown. No classroom delivery is being advertised on this page.
Yes. Java Microservices is suitable for learners at the level described above, including freshers who meet the stated prerequisites. Review the audience section or contact an advisor if you are unsure about your starting point.
Yes. This program includes practical projects, including Event-driven order platform, Resilient payment workflow, Observable multi-service system. Project scope and mentor feedback depend on the plan selected.
Yes. The listed course tiers include a certificate of completion. It confirms completion of the learning program and is not a professional license or employment guarantee.
The academy provides learning guidance, project feedback, and interview preparation where included in the selected tier. No guaranteed placement, job offer, or formal placement service is being claimed.
The curriculum teaches modern Java practices and the core concepts used across enterprise codebases. The exact JDK version for your cohort can be confirmed with an advisor before enrolment.
Spring Boot is included in this program where indicated by the curriculum. For the most complete Spring Boot coverage, see the dedicated Spring Boot course or ask an advisor about the right path.
Java Full Stack is available as a separate flagship program covering Java, Spring Boot, frontend development, databases, testing, and deployment. Ask an advisor if you want to compare it with Java Microservices.
Yes. This advanced program assumes you can build and test a conventional Spring Boot service.
No. Each architectural pattern is introduced through a working service, failure scenario, or operational decision.
Yes. You will work with event-driven workflows, delivery concerns, idempotency, and recovery strategies.
Every tier includes lifetime access to lesson recordings and materials. The Mentor-led tier adds live sessions, architecture reviews, and mock interviews — see the pricing section above for a full comparison.
You will learn from mentors with senior distributed-systems experience — see the Mentors section above for their backgrounds.