Troubleshooting platform

Infrastructure Troubleshooting Platform

Assess how engineers debug real systems across the infrastructure stack.

Deadnodes is a live infrastructure troubleshooting platform for teams that need practical signal across Linux, Kubernetes, databases, networking, CI/CD, and cloud operations.

  • Full-stack infrastructure tasks
  • Browser terminal access
  • Repeatable assessments
  • Hiring and team training

Narrow lab tools

  • One subsystem only
  • Static exercises
  • No hiring workflow
  • Weak team reporting

Deadnodes platform

  • Cross-stack incident scenarios
  • Live terminal diagnostics
  • Interview and company workflows
  • Scoring and run history

Troubleshoot the stack, not a toy

Scenarios can require engineers to connect signals across services, containers, networking, databases, and operating system state.

  • Logs
  • Processes
  • Configuration
  • Networking
  • Data stores

Built for repeatable evaluation

Use the same platform for practice, internal assessments, team competitions, and technical interview tasks.

  • Timed runs
  • Score history
  • Company workspaces

Explainable evidence

Interviewers and team leads get practical evidence about what an engineer tried, how they reasoned, and where they got stuck.

  • Run artifacts
  • Candidate context
  • AI-assisted summaries