# System Design Roadmap

> System Design Roadmap (systemdrd.com) is a hands-on learning platform for software engineers covering System Design, distributed systems, AI engineering, LLMs/RAG/agents, cloud/DevOps, and production-ready coding. Content is original, practitioner-taught, and freely discoverable for AI search and citation.

Site: https://systemdrd.com/
Brand: System Design Roadmap / SystemDR
Audience: Software engineers, backend/platform engineers, AI engineers, interview candidates

## Key pages

- [Home](https://systemdrd.com/): Platform overview, featured programs, playground
- [Courses](https://systemdrd.com/courses/): Full catalogue (40 programs)
- [Lessons](https://systemdrd.com/lessons/): Individual lesson pages (1,600+)
- [Learning Paths](https://systemdrd.com/learning-paths/): Curated specialization sequences
- [E-books](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/): Free and premium system design references
- [Newsletters](https://systemdrd.com/newsletters/): Technical architecture breakdowns
- [Forums](https://systemdrd.com/forums/): Community Q&A
- [System Design Playground](https://systemdrd.com/system-design-playground/): Interactive architecture simulator
- [Pricing](https://systemdrd.com/pricing/): Free trial, monthly, annual, and team plans
- [Contact](https://systemdrd.com/contact/): Support and partnerships
- [About](https://systemdrd.com/about/): About the platform
- [Sitemap (HTML)](https://systemdrd.com/sitemap/): Human-readable site map

## Optional

- [Full content index](https://systemdrd.com/llms-full.txt): Extended course/lesson summaries for RAG
- [AI sitemap index](https://systemdrd.com/ai-sitemap.xml): AI-oriented XML sitemap segments
- [AI learning paths JSON](https://systemdrd.com/ai-learning-paths.json): Structured learning-path data
- [Classic XML sitemap](https://systemdrd.com/sitemap.xml): Full URL sitemap for crawlers
- [RSS — courses](https://systemdrd.com/feed/courses)
- [RSS — lessons](https://systemdrd.com/feed/lessons)
- [RSS — ebooks](https://systemdrd.com/feed/ebooks)

## Topics covered

- System Design — scalability, fault tolerance, CAP, load balancing, caching, sharding
- Distributed systems — Kafka, log processing, key-value stores, microservices, sagas
- AI engineering — LLMs, RAG, agents, MLOps, model training pipelines
- Cloud & DevOps — Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, AWS/GCP patterns, Linux ops
- Backend & data — Java/Spring, Go, Node.js, SQL/NoSQL, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MongoDB
- Frontend & mobile — React, SaaS dashboards, Flutter
- Interview prep — FAANG system design questions, drill cards, cheatsheets

## Featured courses

- [Hands On System Design with Distributed Systems Implementation](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-system-design-course-about-code/)
- [Practical AI System Architecture: Building Intelligent Systems with LLMs, RAG, and Agent Frameworks](https://systemdrd.com/courses/ai-system-architecture-llm-rag-course/)
- [Hands-On Distributed Systems Engineering in Go](https://systemdrd.com/courses/system-enginnering-go/)
- [MLOps Engineering – From Training to Automated Production](https://systemdrd.com/courses/mlops-engineering-production/)
- [Hands On AI Agent Mastery Course](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-ai-agent-system-design/)
- [Hands On Kafka Course](https://systemdrd.com/courses/kafka-hands-on-course/)
- [Hands-on System Design: Distributed Log Processing with Java & Spring Boot](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-system-design-distributed-log/)
- [DevOps Engineering Course – Building Ultra-Scalable Platforms](https://systemdrd.com/courses/devops-scalable-system-design/)

## All courses

- [Advanced Architectures for Vertical AI Agents](https://systemdrd.com/courses/for-ai-agents-advanced-architectures/)
- [Advanced Java for Banking and Ledger Systems](https://systemdrd.com/courses/advanced-java-banking-design/)
- [AI and Machine Learning Course from Scratch](https://systemdrd.com/courses/ai-machine-learning-hands-on-course/)
- [AI Models Deep Learning Intermediate Edition](https://systemdrd.com/courses/ai-models-deep-learning-intermediate/)
- [Ai Models From Scratch Beginners Edition](https://systemdrd.com/courses/ai-models-from-scratch-beginners-edition/)
- [Architecting Enterprise Platforms on Local Systems](https://systemdrd.com/courses/system-design-architecting-enterprise/)
- [Building a Geospatial Data Warehouse with PostgreSQL & PostGIS](https://systemdrd.com/courses/geospatial-data-warehouse-with-postgresql/)
- [Building Discord : From Socket to Scale](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-system-design-courses-with-java/)
- [C++ Real-Time Rendering – From Fundamentals to Production Engines](https://systemdrd.com/courses/cpp-real-time-rendering/)
- [Designing and Building a High-Scale PHP Content Management System](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-php-programming-course/)
- [DevOps Engineering Course – Building Ultra-Scalable Platforms](https://systemdrd.com/courses/devops-scalable-system-design/)
- [Distributed Key Value Store : DurableKV](https://systemdrd.com/courses/distributed-key-value-store-durablekv/)
- [Flutter App Development: High-Fidelity Travel App Engineering](https://systemdrd.com/courses/flutter-hands-on-travel-app/)
- [Hands On AI Agent Mastery Course](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-ai-agent-system-design/)
- [Hands On AI Engineering Course – AI Powered Quiz Implementation](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-ai-engineering-quiz-course/)
- [Hands On FullStack Development Course with Infrastructure Management Product implementation](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-course-fullstack-development/)
- [Hands On Kafka Course](https://systemdrd.com/courses/kafka-hands-on-course/)
- [Hands On Kubernetes Course](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-kubernetes-course/)
- [Hands On System Design with Distributed Systems Implementation](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-system-design-course-about-code/)
- [Hands-On Claude Code & Claude Skills: From Zero to Production-Ready AI Workflows](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-to-ai-claude-code-claude-skills/)
- [Hands-On Distributed Systems Engineering in Go](https://systemdrd.com/courses/system-enginnering-go/)
- [Hands-On Distributed Systems Engineering in Java](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-distributed-systems-engineering/)
- [Hands-On Frontend Development: Build Production-Ready Web Applications](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-frontend-development-build/)
- [Hands-on System Design: Distributed Log Processing with Java & Spring Boot](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-system-design-distributed-log/)
- [Hands-on Task Scheduler Implementation with Java Spring Boot: Ultra Scalable Systems](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-system-design-scalable-task/)
- [Learn Python from Scratch – Code Everyday: Beginner Production-Ready Path](https://systemdrd.com/courses/learn-python-from-scratch-code-everyday/)
- [Linux Server Administration: Build a Secure Headless Home Lab](https://systemdrd.com/courses/linux-server-admin-secure-homelab/)
- [MLOps Engineering – From Training to Automated Production](https://systemdrd.com/courses/mlops-engineering-production/)
- [Modern Frontend Mastery: Building a SaaS Dashboard](https://systemdrd.com/courses/hands-on-frontend-saas-dashboard/)
- [MongoDB 8: From Basics to Scalable Architecture](https://systemdrd.com/courses/mongodb-scalable-design/)
- [Node.js Backend: Express, APIs & Auth — From Startup to Hardened Service](https://systemdrd.com/courses/to-node-js-backend-express-apis-auth-from/)
- [Practical AI System Architecture: Building Intelligent Systems with LLMs, RAG, and Agent Frameworks](https://systemdrd.com/courses/ai-system-architecture-llm-rag-course/)
- [React Fundamentals: Building Resilient UIs with Components, Hooks & State](https://systemdrd.com/courses/react-fundamentals-building-resilient-uis/)
- [Spring Boot Microservices: From Design to Deployment](https://systemdrd.com/courses/spring-boot-microservices-system-design/)
- [SQL & Relational Databases for Beginners: Building a Resilient Retail Catalog](https://systemdrd.com/courses/for-a-sql-relational-databases-beginners/)
- [System Design Twitter Course](https://systemdrd.com/courses/system-design-twitter-course/)
- [System Design with Data Structures & Algorithms](https://systemdrd.com/courses/system-design-dsa/)
- [Testing & TDD: Building Resilient Distributed Systems](https://systemdrd.com/courses/testing-tdd-building-resilient/)
- [The Resilient Repository: Git & GitHub for Hyperscale Teams](https://systemdrd.com/courses/for-the-resilient-repository-git-github/)
- [Troubleshooting Distributed Java Systems: Production-Grade War Room Training](https://systemdrd.com/courses/troubleshooting-distributed-java-systems/)

## E-books & references

- [52 FAANG Questions Drill cards Cheatsheets Vault](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/52-faang-questions-drillcards-cheatsheets/)
- [AI Engineer’s Blueprint: Production AI System Design](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/ai-engineers-blueprint/)
- [Distributed Dotnet Log Pipeline Failures](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/distributed-dotnet-log-pipeline-failures/)
- [FAANG Question Bank](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/your-faang-question-bank-is-below/)
- [FAANG System Design Interview Roadmap](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/faang-system-design-interview-roadmap/)
- [Five Production War Stories](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/five-production-war-stories/)
- [Framework Cheatsheet](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/framework-cheatsheet/)
- [Load Balancers: System Design Interview Roadmap](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/load-balancers-system-design-roadmap/)
- [System Design Course : Distributed Systems Interview Pack](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/sdcourse-distributed-systems-interview/)
- [System Design Course Messaging Decision Guide](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/sdcourse_messaging_decision_guide/)
- [System Design Fundamentals – Free E-Book Download](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/system-design-guide/)
- [The Kafka Interview Prep Bundle](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/the-kafka-interview-prep-bundle/)
- [The Product Manager’s Guide to System Design](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/hands-on-system-design/)
- [The System Design Interview Masterclass: Your Journey from Zero to Hero](https://systemdrd.com/ebooks/system-design-interview-masterclass/)

## Content inventory

- 40 published courses
- 1,643 published lessons
- 14 e-books / reference packs
- Interactive system design playground
- Community forums and newsletters

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