This project involves building a cryptocurrency price alert bot, a practical application that monitors the real-time prices of selected cryptocurrencies and notifies a user when predefined price conditions are met. Upon completion, you will have a functional, automated system that runs independently, pulls data from crypto exchanges via API, processes this data, and sends alerts through a messaging platform. This demonstrates foundational skills in API integration, data handling, and automated task execution. The resulting bot serves as a tangible portfolio piece, showcasing effective use of external services and reliable scheduled operations.
This project is ideal for individuals who are detail-oriented, enjoy problem-solving through code, and are motivated by seeing direct, practical results from their programming efforts.
Your strengths and how they will be useful
Your strengths and how they will be useful
Skills you will develop
Hard Skills (4)
Soft Skills (6)
Unravel to explain how each skill will be learned / performed successfully during the project.
Potential friction points and how to mitigate them
Potential friction points and how to mitigate them
Summary
By completing this, you become adept at stitching together external services, a critical skill in modern software development. Your thinking evolves to systematically break down problems involving asynchronous data flows and automated decision-making. This expands your technical range, allowing you to develop custom tools that interact with a wider digital ecosystem. You will be able to engage with more complex automation and data-driven projects, opening doors to roles in FinTech, data engineering, and automation specialist positions.
Summary
By completing this, you become adept at stitching together external services, a critical skill in modern software development. Your thinking evolves to systematically break down problems involving asynchronous data flows and automated decision-making. This expands your technical range, allowing you to develop custom tools that interact with a wider digital ecosystem. You will be able to engage with more complex automation and data-driven projects, opening doors to roles in FinTech, data engineering, and automation specialist positions.