System Engineer Career Curriculum

Master the Full Stack of Systems

A structured, interactive curriculum for aspiring and practicing systems engineers. Learn each subject in the right order — from algorithms and operating systems through networking, databases, distributed systems, DevOps, and security.

Foundations & Tooling

Foundations & Tooling

The zero-to-master on-ramp — Git, the command line, a systems language, and the tooling every engineer uses daily.

4 topics 4 complete
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Core Computer Science

Core Computer Science

Data structures, algorithms, and the core CS foundations — plus an optional advanced track for expert topics.

34 topics 34 complete
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Operating Systems

Operating Systems

Processes, memory, file systems, and everything that makes your hardware usable.

9 topics 9 complete
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Networking

Networking

How systems communicate — TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, load balancing, and security.

7 topics 7 complete
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Databases

Databases

SQL, indexing, transactions, replication, caching, and when to use NoSQL.

7 topics
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Distributed Systems

Distributed Systems

CAP theorem, consensus, message queues, microservices, and system design at scale.

7 topics
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DevOps & Infrastructure

DevOps & Infrastructure

CI/CD, containers, orchestration, infrastructure as code, cloud, and observability.

7 topics
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Security

Security

Authentication, encryption, network security, application security, and secure system design.

5 topics
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Try the Interactive Algorithm Studio

Explore 36 interactive visualizations — 10 sorting, 6 searching, 9 graph, and 11 advanced (DP, greedy, backtracking, string) algorithm studios — with step-by-step controls, Big-O metrics, and pseudocode comparison.

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Curriculum Overview

All Subjects at a Glance

Click any subject to explore its topics. Topics are listed in learning order within each subject.