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Software Engineer Roadmap

Comprehensive 38-week curriculum spanning fundamental computing, frontend mastery, backend APIs, distributed databases, DevOps pipelines, and Staff-level software architecture.

Mentor Hub

~38w

Total Duration

16 Structured Stages

105

Total Topics

Crucial Baseline

Core Stages

Step-by-step Modules

Senior

Specialization

Architecture & Systems

Software Engineer — Timeline Gantt Chart

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Review

Applied

Core

Stage

Wk 1Wk 10Wk 19Wk 29Wk 38

SpanDone

01.Programming fundamentals

wk 1

02.Data structures & algorithms

wk 2–7

03.Object-oriented programming

11.Architecture & API design

wk 22–24

12.System design

wk 25–28

13.Distributed systems

wk 29–31

14.Performance

wk 32–33

15.Production / DevOps

wk 34–36

16.Senior / staff engineer

wk 37–38

Review Pace

2 wks

Fast pass to fill syntax gaps and refresh basics. Optimize for speed here to build velocity for core modules.

Stages: Fundamentals, OOP

Applied Pace

16 wks

Hands-on implementation and patterns. Expand what you know into practical production workflows and real-world architectures.

Stages: DBs, Testing, Networking, Concurrency, DevOps

Core / Deep Pace

20 wks

Highest cognitive load and time investment. Deep mathematical foundations, internals, kernel optimizations, and scale design.

Stages: DSA, SOLID, Patterns, Distributed, Staff

How to get the most from this roadmap:

Tick topics as you review them, write quick notes in the built-in note pads for sticky recall, and test yourself out loud on the interview questions. Your progress is saved automatically to your browser.