Hack Event

May 7
Thurs
Jacobs Room 2315
Load Balancer Lab: Routing Traffic Like a Backend Engineer
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Load Balancer Lab is a hands-on systems engineering workshop where participants learn how modern backend services scale by testing real load balancing strategies in a live simulation environment. Instead of just learning theory, attendees will experiment with traffic routing algorithms, measure performance metrics like latency and reliability, and respond to realistic scenarios such as server slowdowns and failures. Through interactive challenges and guided exploration, participants gain practical insight into how engineers design scalable, high-performance systems — making this workshop an engaging introduction to real-world backend and distributed systems concepts.
