The Architect Simulator
Test your decision-making skills in high-stakes software scenarios. Manage budget, technical debt, and team morale while navigating complex architectural trade-offs.
Dilemma 1: Buy vs Build
The Board wants a new e-commerce platform. Deadlines are tight.
Dilemma 2: AI Velocity Trap
The CEO wants "AI Everywhere". Engineers want Copilot.
Dilemma 3: Cloud Migration
Data Center lease is expiring. Move to AWS/Azure.
Dilemma 4: Platform Engineering
Teams are duplicating DevOps work. Should you centralize?
Dilemma 5: Agile at Scale
Coordination between 20 squads is chaotic.
Dilemma 6: Data Platform
Data is siloed. Analytics is broken.
Dilemma 7: The Talent Crunch
Budget is cut. Headcount frozen. Workload remains.
Dilemma 8: Tool Standardization
Teams are using 5 different CI tools and 3 clouds.
Dilemma 9: Security vs Speed
New feature needs to launch. Security review found high risks.
Dilemma 10: Observability
System is a black box. Debugging takes days.