Selfmade Ninja Academy

6-HOUR LIVE WORKSHOP · APRIL 25 & 26, 2026

The skill AI can't replace —

AI CAN WRITE CODE
BUT IT CAN'T DESIGN SYSTEMS

Every developer today can prompt AI to build features. Almost none
understand the Linux, Docker, Traefik, and architecture decisions
that determine whether those features survive or collapse.

AI User Systems Engineer in 6 hours Live

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₹999 ₹1,999 Early Bird For First 200 Members

MOST DEVELOPERS
ARE LEARNING
THE WRONG THINGS

You've done the tutorials. You can build apps. But when something
breaks in production, or an interviewer asks "how would you design
this system?" you freeze.

Your apps work locally but become fragile and confusing at scale

You don't actually understand how your Database, App, and Traefik talk to each other

AI writes your code — but you can't review it because you don't understand the system underneath

In the AI Era:

Coding is easy. Systems knowledge is rare!

That's where your edge lives.

🤖

AI Can Write Your Code

Any developer can now prompt their way to a working feature. This skill is being commoditised fast.
AI code is cheap. Systems thinking is not !

⚡

AI Cannot Design Your Architecture

Knowing why to use Linux, how Traefik routes traffic, where Docker fits, and how to wire AI into a real system — that's what separates engineers in 2026.

You understand Linux

Not just "use terminal commands." You understand why Linux is the foundation of every production system, what the file system means, and how to move through it with confidence.

02 🏗️

You see the full architecture

Application → Database → Traefik → User. You'll draw this, build this, and understand every handoff point. When something breaks, you'll know exactly where to look.

Docker finally makes sense

You'll stop copy pasting Docker commands and start understanding containers as isolated system environments. You'll know when to use them and why they exist.

04 🤖

You know where AI fits

You'll understand how to integrate AI services into a real system architecture not just as a feature, but as a component with its own infrastructure requirements.

05 🎯

You think end-to-end

From code commit to live server you'll have a mental model of the complete engineering pipeline. Interview questions about system design will have answers.

06 💼

You stand out in interviews

"Walk me through how you'd architect this" you'll have a real answer backed by a real system you actually built. Not theory. Not YouTube knowledge. Real.

SKILLS YOU'LL GAIN

Linux Fundamentals for Engineers

Why Linux runs every production server. File system structure, permissions, processes, and the tools every engineer must know.

File System Permissions Processes SSH

02 🗄️

Application + Database Architecture

How your app and database actually communicate — connection pooling, query routing, and building a live app + DB stack from scratch.

PostgreSQL Connection Pooling

Docker — Containers and System Environments

Why Docker exists, what a container actually is, and how Docker Compose wires multiple services together. You'll containerise the stack you built in sessions 2 and 3, and finally understand what all those Dockerfile commands do.

Dockerfile Docker Compose Networking Volumes Environment Isolation

Traefik — The Gateway Your Apps Need

Traefik is not just a web server. It's a reverse proxy, load balancer, and SSL terminator. You'll configure Traefik to route real traffic to your app, understand virtual hosts, and see exactly what happens when a request arrives.

Reverse Proxy Virtual Hosts SSL Termination Load Balancing Auto HTTPS

05 🤖

AI Integration in Modern System Architecture

AI is not magic — it's an API call with infrastructure requirements. You'll integrate an LLM API into the real system you've built, understand latency, rate limits, caching strategies, and how to architect AI features that don't kill your system under load.

LLM APIs Caching Rate Limiting Async Architecture

06 🏗️

End-to-End Architecture Review + Live Q&A

Final walkthrough of the complete system you built across all 5 sessions. Architecture diagram. How to document it for interviews. Live Q&A to close every remaining gap before you leave.

Architecture Diagrams Interview Prep Live Q&A

April 25 & 26, 2026 · Live on Zoom

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST

Certificate of Completion

REAL DEVELOPERS
REAL OUTCOMES

Not generic praise. Specific transformations from developers who took this workshop.

"I'd been building with AI for a year but had zero mental model of what was happening underneath. This workshop filled that gap completely in 6 hours."

Rahul K Backend Developer · Chennai

"The Docker section alone was worth 10x the price. I finally understood WHY, not just HOW. That's the difference this course makes — it gives you the 'why' that YouTube never does."

Priya S Full Stack Developer · Coimbatore

"I was applying for junior developer roles and getting rejected at the technical round. After this workshop I started applying for DevOps roles and got hired in 3 weeks. Life-changing is not an exaggeration."

Arjun M Junior DevOps Engineer · Trichy

Your Instructor

BUILT BY SOMEONE WHO
ENGINEERS REAL
SYSTEMS

Sibidharan Nandhakumar has trained over 15,000+ students across cohorts and workshops. This curriculum was built from the ground up to address the exact gap that AI has created developers who can prompt, but can't architect.

15,000+ students trained across all programs

Real production systems experience not bootcamp instructors

Curriculum updated for the AI era (Docker + LLM integration included)

4.9/5 average instructor rating across all workshops

Live sessions only (no pre-recorded content, no autopilot)

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior programming experience?

Basic programming knowledge is helpful but not required. The workshop focuses on systems thinking and infrastructure — not writing code. If you can read and understand simple scripts and configurations, you're ready.

Is this beginner friendly?

Yes. The workshop is designed to take you from zero systems knowledge to a solid mental model in 6 hours. Every concept is explained from first principles before we build on it.

Will recordings be available?

NO - Recordings are not available.

What tools will be used?

Linux (Ubuntu), Docker, Traefik, PostgreSQL, and a real LLM API. All tools are free or have free tiers. Setup instructions will be shared before the workshop.

How do I join the workshop?

After registering, you'll receive a Zoom link via email. The session is on April 25 & 26, 2026 from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST. Just show up with your laptop and the tools installed.