Quick Start for Seasoned Software Architects
For senior architects who need AI-assisted architecture work to stay grounded in evidence and intent.
This 5-minute course teaches you how to use Sruja to keep architecture truth reviewable: codify policies where needed, prevent drift, and give teams reusable context before they change code.
Why This Course?
As organizations grow, architectural context becomes critical but hard to keep current. This course shows you how to:
- Codify policies as executable rules where they protect intent
- Prevent architectural drift automatically
- Give AI agents better task context before coding
- Review standards in CI/CD without relying only on manual memory
- Track evidence across services and teams
What You'll Learn
- Policy as Code: Write architectural rules that run in CI/CD
- Constraint Enforcement: Prevent violations before they reach production
- Evidence-backed Review: Connect policies and decisions to real repo context
- Compliance Automation: Track and report on architectural compliance when required
- Team Scaling: How to roll out guardrails without friction
Who This Course Is For
- Senior/staff architects leading multiple teams
- Engineering managers responsible for architectural standards
- Platform teams building developer tooling
- Architects at companies with 50+ engineers
- Anyone implementing architecture guardrails for AI-assisted teams
Prerequisites
- Experience with software architecture at scale
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
- Basic understanding of Sruja syntax (or complete Getting Started first)
Estimated Time
5 minutes — Quick, actionable lessons you can apply immediately.
Course Structure
Module 1: Policy as Code (5 minutes)
Learn to codify architectural standards as executable policies that run in CI/CD.
You'll learn:
- How to write constraints and conventions
- How to enforce layer boundaries
- How to prevent common violations
- How to integrate with CI/CD pipelines
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Write architectural policies as code
- Enforce standards automatically in CI/CD
- Prevent architectural drift before it happens
- Give large teams consistent architecture context
- Track compliance across services when required
Real-World Application
This course uses patterns from:
- Microservices guardrails at scale
- Multi-team architecture standards
- Compliance requirements (HIPAA, SOC 2)
- Service boundary enforcement
- Dependency management policies
Ready to review architecture with better evidence? Let's go.