Magic Sandbox (closed)
An immersive hands-on learning environment for Kubernetes and Cloud-native technologies. It's a VC-funded startup I've been the founder and CTO of, and we've built a lot of great tech
Period:
2018-2021
Website:
https://magicsandbox.com
Technologies:
Kubernetes
Go
Vue
Docker
AWS
As founder & CTO of Magic Sandbox, I built an immersive hands-on learning platform for Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. The platform provided real infrastructure and guided learning experiences to help engineers master complex cloud technologies.
Key Achievements
- Successfully raised over €1M in funding
- Built and led a team of 8 engineers
- Developed custom live dashboard showing cluster state
- Created content editing tools and authoring system
- Personally trained hundreds of engineers through 6-day bootcamps
- Built infrastructure automation for thousands of clusters
Technical Details
The platform consisted of several key components:
- Custom Kubernetes operators for managing student clusters
- Real-time dashboard built with React and WebSockets
- Content authoring system with live preview
- Infrastructure automation with Terraform
- CI/CD pipelines for continuous deployment
Impact
The platform was used by hundreds of engineers to learn Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. Many went on to successfully implement cloud-native architectures in their organizations.