Kubernetes Engineer Roadmap

The path from "I can run kubectl get pods" to "I got the job" - and you practice each step on a real broken cluster in a live workspace. Every skill links to a live ticket you fix.

Your progress0 of 12 skills

Pods & Debugging

CrashLoopBackOff

Diagnose a crash-looping pod from events and logs.

Practice live: Fix a Kubernetes CrashLoopBackOff → ImagePullBackOff

Untangle a bad image reference so pods start.

Practice live: Fix a Kubernetes ImagePullBackOff →

Services & Networking

Endpoints

Heal a service that has no endpoints.

Practice live: Heal a Kubernetes Service With No Endpoints → targetPort

Realign a service's targetPort to the container.

Practice live: Correct a Kubernetes Service targetPort →

Config & Secrets

ConfigMaps

Reconnect a pod to its ConfigMap.

Practice live: Reconnect a Pod to Its ConfigMap → Secrets

Move a hardcoded DB URL into a Kubernetes Secret.

Practice live: Move a Hardcoded URL Into a Kubernetes Secret →

Scheduling & Scaling

Scheduling

Get an unschedulable pod onto a node.

Practice live: Schedule a Pending Kubernetes Pod → Autoscaling

Configure an HPA so pods scale with traffic.

Practice live: Configure a Kubernetes HPA for Autoscaling →

Deployments & Rollouts

Production deployments

Author a production-ready Deployment + Service.

Practice live: Write a Production Kubernetes Deployment → Rolling updates

Release a new image with a safe rolling update.

Practice live: Release a New Image With a Rolling Update →

Production & Security

NetworkPolicy

Lock down a namespace with default-deny networking.

Practice live: Lock Down a Namespace With a NetworkPolicy → Helm

Package a multi-service app as a Helm chart.

Practice live: Write a Helm Chart for a Multi-Service App →

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