Role-Based Roadmap
Software Development Engineer
DSA + Development + System Design + Core CS + Projects
FAANG Companies
Product-Based Companies
High Paying Startups
Remote Software Engineering Roles
3 MONTH
Beginner → Intermediate
Build strong coding foundations + start solving DSA + basic development.
📅 MONTH 1 — Programming + DSA Basics
✅ Learn
- 🐍Programming Language — Python (Recommended) OR Java/C++
- ⚡DSA Basics — Arrays, Strings, Sorting, Hashing, Recursion
- 💻Git & GitHub — Git basics, Push/Pull, Branching
🛠 Build
- Calculator App
- To-Do App
- Student Management System
📅 MONTH 2 — Intermediate DSA + Frontend
✅ Learn
- ⚡DSA Intermediate — Linked List, Stack, Queue, Binary Search, Sliding Window
- 🌐Frontend Development — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Portfolio Website
- Weather App
- Notes App
📅 MONTH 3 — Trees + React + Core CS Intro
✅ Learn
- ⚡Advanced DSA — Trees, BST, Heaps, Graph Basics
- ⚛React.js — Components, Hooks, Routing
- 🧠Core CS Basics — OOPs, DBMS Intro
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- React Dashboard
- Expense Tracker
- Blog App
RESULT
✅ DSA Basics Strong
✅ Frontend Projects
✅ React Basics
✅ GitHub Portfolio Started
Web Dev Internship
Beginner SDE Internship
6 MONTH
Intermediate → Placement Ready
Become internship/job ready for product companies.
📅 MONTH 4 — Graphs + Backend Development
✅ Learn
- ⚡DSA — Graphs, BFS/DFS, Greedy
- 🖥Backend — Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs
- 🗄Database — MongoDB, SQL Basics
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Authentication System
- Task Manager API
- Chat App Backend
📅 MONTH 5 — Dynamic Programming + Full Stack
✅ Learn
- ⚡DSA Advanced — Dynamic Programming, Backtracking, Tries
- 🌐Full Stack — MERN Stack, Authentication, Firebase
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Full Stack E-commerce App
- AI Integrated Website
- Internship Portal
📅 MONTH 6 — System Design + Interview Prep
✅ Learn
- 🏗System Design — Load Balancer, Caching, Databases, API Design
- 💼Interview Prep — Resume, Mock Interviews, Behavioral Questions
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Full Stack SaaS
- Real-time Chat App
- AI Integrated Web App
- Placement Portal
RESULT
✅ Strong DSA
✅ Full Stack Development
✅ Backend APIs
✅ System Design Basics
✅ Placement Ready Portfolio
₹8–20 LPA internships/jobs
Product startups
Remote development roles
1 YEAR
Advanced → FAANG Ready
Become FAANG-level SDE.
📅 MONTHS 7–9 — Advanced Engineering
✅ Learn
- ⚡DSA Mastery — LeetCode Medium/Hard, Competitive Patterns
- 🏗Advanced Backend — Microservices, WebSockets, Redis, Kafka Basics
- ☁Cloud — AWS, Docker, CI/CD
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Scalable SaaS Platform
- Real-Time Collaboration App
- Distributed Backend System
📅 MONTHS 10–12 — FAANG Interview Preparation
✅ Learn
- 💻DSA — 300+ Problems
- 🏗System Design — Design Twitter, Design Netflix, Design Uber
- 🧠Core CS — OS, DBMS, CN, OOPs
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Enterprise Full Stack App
- AI SaaS Platform
- Real-Time Chat System
- Cloud Deployment Project
- System Design Case Studies
RESULT
✅ FAANG Ready
✅ 300+ DSA Problems
✅ System Design Mastery
✅ Strong Portfolio
FAANG SDE roles
Top product companies
Remote global opportunities
MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR HIGH PAY
MUST MASTER:
DSAReactBackend APIsDatabasesSystem DesignCloud BasicsProblem SolvingProjects
Ready to become an SDE?
Start with DSA fundamentals and build your way up to FAANG-level software engineering roles.