Your path to MAANG, structured.

Preparation Roadmaps

Choose a timeline that matches your goals. Each roadmap is carefully designed to maximize your interview readiness.

2 Month Roadmap

2 Months

Fast-track prep for upcoming interviews

Designed for candidates with interviews starting soon. Focuses on the highest-yield DSA patterns, essential System Design concepts, and key behavioral frameworks to maximize your readiness in a short timeframe.

Weeks 1–2

Core DSA Patterns

Arrays, Strings, Two Pointers, Sliding Window
Hash Maps, Prefix Sum, Kadane's Algorithm
50+ must-do LeetCode problems (Easy/Medium)

Weeks 3–4

Advanced DSA & Patterns

Linked Lists, Stacks, Queues, Monotonic Stack
Binary Trees, BST, LCA, Traversals
Binary Search, Search Space problems

Weeks 5–6

Graphs, DP & Greedy

BFS, DFS, Topological Sort, Union-Find
1D DP patterns: Knapsack, LIS, Edit Distance
Greedy: Intervals, Jump Game, N-Queens

Weeks 7–8

System Design & Behavioral

HLD: Load Balancer, Caching, CDN, DB scaling
LLD: Design patterns, OOD case studies
STAR stories, Amazon LP, conflict & ownership

Key Resources

Striver A2Z DSA Sheet

NeetCode 150

System Design Primer

Amazon Leadership Principles

3 Month Roadmap

3 Months

Balanced plan covering all interview rounds

A well-rounded plan that covers DSA, System Design, Core CS fundamentals, and behavioral preparation. Ideal for candidates targeting MAANG interviews in the next quarter with time for deeper understanding.

Month 1

DSA Foundations & Core Patterns

Arrays, Strings, Two Pointers, Sliding Window
Linked Lists, Stacks, Queues, Hash Maps
Trees, BST, Heaps, Binary Search
80+ LeetCode problems with pattern recognition

Month 2

Advanced DSA & Core CS

Graphs: BFS, DFS, Dijkstra, MST, Topo Sort
Dynamic Programming: 1D/2D, Knapsack, MCM
OS: Processes, Threads, Scheduling, Deadlocks
DBMS: Normalization, Indexing, ACID, SQL

Month 3

System Design & Behavioral

HLD: Design Twitter, WhatsApp, URL Shortener
LLD: Parking Lot, Splitwise, BookMyShow
Computer Networks: TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, TLS
STAR stories, Leadership Principles, mock interviews

Key Resources

Striver DSA Playlists

OSTEP (Free OS Book)

GfG DBMS & CN

ByteByteGo System Design

6 Month Roadmap

6 Months

Comprehensive prep with deep dives & projects

A thorough preparation plan with time for deep dives into advanced topics, building portfolio projects, and extensive mock interviews. Perfect for candidates who want to build strong fundamentals while also preparing for specialized roles.

Month 1–2

DSA Mastery & Problem Solving

Complete topic-wise DSA with 150+ problems
Pattern-based learning: Sliding Window, Two Pointers
Advanced: Segment Trees, Tries, Bit Manipulation
Weekly contests on LeetCode & Codeforces

Month 3

Core CS Deep Dive

OS: Memory Management, File Systems, Concurrency
DBMS: Query Optimization, NoSQL, Distributed DBs
Computer Networks: Socket Programming, REST, gRPC
OOP: SOLID, Design Patterns, Clean Architecture

Month 4

System Design & Architecture

HLD: Design YouTube, Uber, Netflix, Dropbox
Distributed Systems: Consensus, Sharding, Replication
LLD: Design patterns in real-world scenarios
Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture

Month 5

Projects & Specialization

Build 2-3 portfolio projects (MERN/Full Stack)
Contribute to open-source projects
Specialize: AI/ML, DevOps, or Backend track
Git, CI/CD, Cloud deployment (AWS/Vercel)

Month 6

Mock Interviews & Polish

10+ mock interviews (technical + behavioral
Resume refinement & LinkedIn optimization
Company-specific preparation strategies
Final revision of weak areas & confidence building

Key Resources

LeetCode Contest

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

AWS Skill Builder

Pramp Mock Interviews

1 Year Roadmap

1 Year

Master-level plan from fundamentals to expert

The ultimate MAANG preparation plan. Starts from programming fundamentals and builds up to expert-level System Design, AI/ML, and full-stack development. Ideal for students starting early or career switchers who want a complete transformation.

Month 1–2