Cloud Hands-On That Gets You HIRED

Real-world Cloud and Gen AI projects, a leaderboard that grades what you build inside your account, and world first player-vs-player cloud combat - plus the interview answers, LinkedIn posts, and shareable badges recruiters actually look for.

Cloud Colosseum is part of the AWS SA Bootcamp
PILLAR 01 · REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES

Hands-On AWS Challenges That Actually Matter

Real infrastructure deployed to a real AWS account — not toy playgrounds, not endless copy-paste fluff. Click Provision Challenge, get console access, follow instructions, and build the systems companies actually run.

  • Production-grade scenarios: Three-tier architectures, custom domains with Route 53 + Cognito + TLS, GenAI agents deployed with observability and security and more real-world challenges by FAANG Cloud Architects.
  • Built for busy lives: No endless catalog of fluff. Just the challenges that matter, designed to be completed in 10 weeks alongside a full-time job.
  • Interview recall built-in: After every challenge, see the interview questions tied to what you just built, with answer points to refresh before the big day.
  • LinkedIn hooks included: Battle-tested post templates for each challenge so recruiters find you - not the other way around.
Challenge cards — Week 5-7 challenges Interview questions after a challenge LinkedIn post hooks included Challenge provisioning details
Leaderboard rankings view Task-level scoring breakdown Digital badges collection Badge detail view Final certificate
PILLAR 02 · LEADERBOARD, BADGES & CERT Patent Pending

The World's First Leaderboard That Grades What You Actually Build

Most leaderboards are quiz-based. Ours evaluates what you do inside your AWS account - task by task. See exactly where you lost points, fix it, and earn your way up the ranks.

  • Task-level scoring: Each challenge has multiple graded tasks. Miss a step (like restricting an ALB to your custom domain) and you'll know exactly where to improve.
  • Earn your rank: Climb the leaderboard, defend King of the Hill, show off emojis like Perfectionist and Quiz Pro Quo as you complete more challenges.
  • Shareable digital badges: Not vague badges — earn badges like CloudFront Proficient by configuring real multi-origin distributions, or Well-Architected Practitioner by actually doing a review.
  • Final certificate: Share on LinkedIn. Use it to get reimbursed by your employer (where applicable).
PILLAR 03 · PLAYER-VS-PLAYER HANDS-ON DUELS Patent Pending

The World's First Player-vs-Player Cloud Combat

Challenges sharpen you on your own time. Duels put your skills on the line — live, against other bootcampers, with the clock ticking.

  • Live PvP matches: Up to five teams race to complete real cloud hands-on challenges.
  • Squad up: You're assigned teammates to strategize and split tasks with — discuss, debug, deploy, defend.
  • One winner, everyone learns: A team takes the crown, but the real win is the muscle memory you build under pressure.
  • Post-match analysis: Pinpoint where you broke under pressure, what went wrong, and how to nail it next time — improvement, not just a scoreboard.
Duel arena — live PvP match Duel scoreboard and results

What sets us apart

See how Cloud Colosseum goes beyond traditional courses, labs, and certification prep to actually get you hired.

Cloud Colosseum
  • ✓Real-world projects in real AWS account
  • ✓Curated challenges with accountability for busy lives
  • ✓Task level grading showing where to improve (patent pending)
  • ✓World's first Player vs Player live cloud duels (patent pending)
  • ✓Interview Q/A + LinkedIn post hooks
  • ✓Shareable badges & final certificate
  • ✓Built by FAANG Architects and real-world professionals
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Other Platforms
  • ✕Sandbox playgrounds, no real-world depth
  • ✕Bloated catalogs of copy-paste fluff
  • ✕Multiple-choice quizzes, not actual builds
  • ✕Solo lessons only, no live competition
  • ✕Theory heavy, no interview or LinkedIn prep
  • ✕Generic badges & completion certificates
  • ✕Generic content creators, not practitioners

PART OF THE AWS SA BOOTCAMP

Cloud Colosseum now comes included in the AWS SA Bootcamp - the most direct, guided route to become a Solutions Architect and land a high-paying cloud job, without coding or memorizing every AWS service.

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The whole package

Live classes, behavioral coaching, executive communication, mock interviews, and a referral network, now paired with Cloud Colosseum hands-on. AWS accounts & infrastructure are covered.

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3-month direct path

Become an AWS Solutions Architect leading world-class projects — fast, focused, and built around the skills that actually get hired.

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Real placements, real outcomes

Previous cohort's students landed roles at AWS, Microsoft, Google, Databricks, JPMC, Reddit, and CoreWeave — some with no prior cloud experience.

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Real-World Architect,
Not Just A Creator

Hey, I'm Rajdeep Saha (Raj) - Founder of Cloud Colosseum and former L7 Principal Solutions Architect at AWS. I've implemented projects that's used by millions, spoken at biggest cloud conferences, authored multiple official AWS blogs, and travelled all over the world to work with customers.

But here's the part most people don't share: I didn't go to a top-tier college or study abroad. I didn't even study Computer Science. I started my career writing mainframe code — the kind of legacy stack everyone jokes about — and clawed my way into AWS, into cloud architecture, into rooms full of Stanford and IIT badges. If I could do it from there, you can do it from wherever you are right now. That's exactly why I built Cloud Colosseum: a place where the only thing that decides your trajectory is what you actually build, not the logo on your degree.

Do what they think you can't do. Onwards and upwards.

Rajdeep Saha — Founder, Cloud Colosseum
 Ex-AWS · L7 Principal Architect
Founder & CEO, Cloud Colosseum
Verizon Ex-Verizon · Distinguished Cloud Architect
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