Cohort 14 · Opens March 2026

Build production-grade AI data pipelines with confidence

Vertex Runtime teaches endpoint orchestration, stream ingestion, and runtime observability through mentor-led labs designed for engineers who ship services—not slide decks.

Live lab snapshot
// pipeline.config.ts
export const runtime = {
  region: "eu-central-1",
  ingest: createStream({
    batch: "256kb",
    retry: "exponential"
  }),
  guardrails: enablePolicy([
    "pii-scan", "schema-lock"
  ])
};
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Cohorts delivered
2,480
Engineers trained
18
Enterprise partners
4.9
Average mentor score

Programs built like instrumentation panels

Each track combines architecture reviews, hands-on runtime drills, and release-minded exercises with weekly mentor feedback.

01

Stream Ingestion Core

Design resilient ingestion layers with backpressure controls, schema evolution, and dead-letter routing patterns.

6 weeks · Remote + studio
02

Endpoint Security Runtime

Threat modeling for API gateways, token lifecycle management, and audit-ready governance frameworks.

5 weeks · Hybrid
03

Observability Engineering

Metrics, traces, and SLO design for distributed pipelines—with practical on-call simulation labs.

4 weeks · Remote

Why teams choose Vertex

Our curriculum mirrors how senior platform engineers actually build—not how vendors market their products.

Mentor-reviewed deliverables

Every module ends with a code review from practitioners who run production systems daily.

Runtime-first labs

Work inside realistic sandbox environments with latency injection, failure modes, and rollback drills.

Enterprise-ready outcomes

Graduates leave with portfolio artifacts: architecture docs, runbooks, and pipeline configs.

Cohort schedule
W1–2 · Ingestion patterns & schema design
W3–4 · Transform layers & quality gates
W5 · Security runtime & policy engines
W6 · Capstone review & certification

What graduates say

Feedback from platform engineers, data leads, and SREs across fintech and logistics teams.

"The runtime labs finally connected the dots between our ingestion layer and on-call playbooks. Best structured program I've taken."

Marta K.Platform Lead · Logistics SaaS

"Mentors pushed us to think about failure domains early. Our team shipped a safer pipeline config within two sprints after graduating."

Andrei P.Senior Backend Engineer

Transparent pricing

Individual seats and team packages with flexible payment options for EU-based companies.

Individual Seat

Full access to one cohort track, mentor reviews, and certification upon completion.

From €1,290 / track
++

Team Package

3–8 seats with shared office hours, custom lab scenarios, and progress reporting for managers.

From €3,400 / cohort

Enterprise

Private cohorts, on-site workshops, and curriculum tailored to your stack and compliance needs.

Custom quote

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