Building Real Infrastructure for Decentralized Networks

We design training programs that prepare engineers for actual blockchain architecture challenges. Not theory. Real protocol development and network security you'll deploy in production.

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87% Join infrastructure teams
240+ Hours practical work
92% Build production systems
Network infrastructure training environment with hardware setup

How We Build Network Engineers

Our approach focuses on system-level understanding. You work with actual nodes, debug consensus failures, and optimize throughput under real conditions.

Protocol Deep Dives

Spend weeks understanding how consensus mechanisms actually work. We break down Tendermint, HotStuff, and proof-of-stake systems line by line. Then you implement variations yourself.

Network Security Labs

Run attack simulations against test networks. Learn to identify vulnerabilities in peer discovery, message propagation, and state synchronization before they hit production.

Infrastructure Projects

Build monitoring systems, validator management tools, and automated deployment pipelines. The kind of infrastructure that keeps networks running 24/7 without manual intervention.

Students working on distributed systems architecture

Eight Months of Intensive Technical Work

Starting September 2025, you'll join a cohort that spends 25-30 hours weekly on distributed systems work. This isn't part-time learning. It's structured like an engineering job.

You'll rotate through different specializations every six weeks. One cycle focuses on consensus algorithms. Another on cryptographic primitives. Then network architecture, storage optimization, and cross-chain communication protocols.

Work with actual testnet deployments running on cloud infrastructure
Debug performance issues in networks with thousands of nodes
Contribute to open-source protocol implementations used in production

Recognition from Protocol Teams

Several blockchain foundations recognize our training standards. Graduates earn certifications that infrastructure teams actually respect because the work speaks for itself.

Distributed Systems Engineering

Covers Byzantine fault tolerance, state machine replication, and network partition handling. You'll demonstrate competency through live system troubleshooting under failure conditions.

Issued after completing 180 hours of protocol work and passing technical review

Blockchain Infrastructure Specialist

Focuses on validator operations, network monitoring, and automated deployment systems. Includes security auditing skills for smart contract platforms and layer-2 solutions.

Requires building production-grade infrastructure tools and peer code review

What Actually Happens During Training

The program follows a clear progression. Each phase builds on previous technical skills.

1

Foundations

Network programming, cryptographic primitives, and distributed system basics through hands-on exercises.

2

Protocol Work

Deep implementation study of major consensus protocols with custom variations you build yourself.

3

Infrastructure

Building monitoring, deployment, and management tools for networks with real-world constraints.

4

Production

Working with testnet deployments, handling incidents, and contributing to actual protocol codebases.

Taught by Engineers Who Built These Systems

Our instructors have worked on protocol teams at major blockchain projects. They've debugged consensus failures at 3 AM, optimized throughput for mainnet launches, and designed security models that protect billions in assets.

They bring that experience directly into training. When something breaks during exercises, they've probably seen the same failure pattern in production and can walk you through the exact debugging process they used.

This isn't academic computer science. It's systems engineering from people who maintain networks that can't afford downtime.

Lennart Iversen teaching network protocols

Lennart Iversen

Lead Protocol Instructor

Most training programs teach you blockchain concepts. We teach you how to keep a network running when validators start behaving unexpectedly and you need answers in minutes, not days.

6 Protocol launches
190+ Engineers trained
12 Years infrastructure work

Next Cohort Starts September 2025

Applications open in May. We accept 28 participants per cycle and fill spots quickly. If you have strong programming fundamentals and want to work on real distributed systems, this program might fit.