Skill Roadmaps — CachedInfo
Step-by-step roadmaps to learn in-demand skills with curated resources.
AI & Data Science
Machine learning, deep learning and data-driven decision making
- Machine Learning roadmap — Supervised, unsupervised learning and classical ML algorithms
- Deep Learning & Neural Networks roadmap — Neural network architectures, CNNs, RNNs and modern deep learning
- Data Science roadmap — Data analysis, statistics, visualization and data-driven modeling
AI Engineering / LLM & Agent Development
Building, deploying and operating production systems powered by large language models, retrieval, fine-tuning and autonomous agents
- LLM Application Development roadmap — Building production applications on top of large language models: APIs, chaining, structured output, streaming and application architecture
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) & Vector Databases roadmap — Grounding LLM output in your own data: embeddings, vector search, retrieval pipelines and production RAG architecture
- AI Agent Development roadmap — Building autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents: tool use, planning, multi-agent systems and reliable agentic workflows
- Fine-Tuning & Model Customization roadmap — Adapting foundation models to specific tasks and domains through fine-tuning, PEFT techniques and custom training data pipelines
- LLMOps & AI Infrastructure roadmap — Operating LLM systems in production: deployment, monitoring, evaluation pipelines, cost control and reliability engineering for AI
- Prompt Engineering & Evaluation roadmap — Systematically designing, testing and evaluating prompts: techniques, evaluation methodology and building reliable prompt-based systems
App Development
Building mobile applications and their backend services
- React Native roadmap — Cross-platform mobile app development using React Native
- Java + Spring Boot roadmap — Android and enterprise backend development using Java and Spring Boot
Cloud Computing
Designing, deploying and managing applications and infrastructure on public cloud platforms
- AWS Cloud Engineer roadmap — Compute, storage, networking, IAM and cloud-native architecture on Amazon Web Services
- Azure Cloud Engineer roadmap — Compute, storage, networking, Entra ID and enterprise cloud architecture on Microsoft Azure
- GCP Cloud Engineer roadmap — Compute, storage, networking, BigQuery and cloud-native architecture on Google Cloud Platform
Cybersecurity
Protecting systems, networks and data from attack, and understanding attacker techniques well enough to defend against them
- Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker roadmap — Network and OS security, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing methodology and security operations
Data Engineering
Designing, building and operating the pipelines, warehouses, streaming systems and infrastructure that move and transform data at scale
- ETL/ELT Pipeline Engineering roadmap — Building reliable data ingestion and transformation pipelines: extraction, loading, transformation patterns, orchestration and pipeline rel…
- Big Data Processing & Lakehouse Engineering roadmap — Processing massive datasets with distributed systems: Spark, lakehouse table formats, and performance at petabyte scale
- Analytics Engineering (dbt & Data Warehousing) roadmap — Modeling business logic in the warehouse using dbt: dimensional modeling, testing, documentation and the semantic layer
- Streaming & Real-Time Data Engineering roadmap — Building real-time data pipelines with Kafka and stream processing engines: event-driven architecture, exactly-once semantics and low-laten…
- Data Platform & Infrastructure Engineering roadmap — Building and operating the infrastructure that powers a data organization: cloud infrastructure, containerization, orchestration and self-s…
- Data Quality, Governance & Observability roadmap — Ensuring data is trustworthy, discoverable and compliant: data quality testing, lineage, cataloging, privacy and observability practices
Digital Marketing
Promoting products and brands through digital channels
- Digital Marketing Fundamentals roadmap — Core concepts across SEO, social media, email and paid marketing
- SEO & Content Marketing roadmap — Search engine optimization and content strategy to drive organic traffic
- Social Media & Performance Marketing roadmap — Paid ads, social media campaigns and performance tracking
Forward Deployed Engineering
Embedding directly with customers to rapidly build, integrate and deploy software solutions that solve real enterprise problems
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) roadmap — Full-stack engineering, data integration, rapid prototyping and client-facing delivery for real-world enterprise deployments
Full Stack Web Development
Building complete web applications across frontend, backend and database layers
- MERN Stack roadmap — MongoDB, Express, React and Node.js
- MEAN Stack roadmap — MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node.js
- Vue.js Stack roadmap — Vue.js frontend with Node/Express and MongoDB backend
- Next.js Full Stack roadmap — Full-stack React apps using Next.js with server-side rendering and API routes
Game Development
Designing, building, optimizing and shipping video games across engines, platforms and multiplayer systems
- Unity Game Development roadmap — Building 2D and 3D games in Unity: C# scripting, physics, animation, UI and cross-platform publishing
- Unreal Engine Development roadmap — Building high-fidelity 3D games in Unreal Engine using Blueprints and C++, from gameplay systems to Nanite and Lumen rendering
- Godot Game Development roadmap — Building 2D and 3D games in the fast-growing open-source Godot engine using GDScript and its node-based scene system
- Game Design (Systems & Narrative) roadmap — Engine-agnostic game design: mechanics, systems, level design, narrative and balancing that apply across any engine
- Mobile Game Development roadmap — Building, optimizing and monetizing games for iOS and Android, from touch input to store submission and live ops
- Multiplayer & Backend Game Development roadmap — Networking architecture, dedicated servers, matchmaking and live infrastructure for multiplayer games
Git & GitHub
Version control and collaborative development workflows
- Git & GitHub Fundamentals roadmap — Git commands, branching, pull requests and team collaboration workflows
Personal Finance
Building financial literacy and money management skills: budgeting, saving, debt payoff, investing, tax planning and retirement readiness
- Budgeting & Money Management roadmap — Tracking income and spending, building an emergency fund, and creating a budgeting system that actually sticks
- Investing Fundamentals roadmap — Understanding how investing actually works: risk, index funds, retirement accounts, and building a long-term investment plan
- Debt Management & Credit roadmap — Understanding credit scores, paying off debt strategically, and using credit responsibly without it working against you
- Tax Planning & Optimization roadmap — Understanding how personal taxes actually work and legally minimizing what you owe through smart planning
- Retirement Planning & FIRE roadmap — Planning for retirement using tax-advantaged accounts, Social Security, and Financial Independence/Retire Early principles
Photography
Learning to see, shoot and edit compelling photographs: camera fundamentals, genre-specific technique, and post-processing workflow
- Camera & Exposure Fundamentals roadmap — Understanding how cameras actually work: exposure, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus and choosing the right gear
- Portrait Photography roadmap — Lighting, posing and directing people to create compelling portraits, from natural light to full studio setups
- Landscape & Nature Photography roadmap — Composing and capturing outdoor scenes, wildlife and natural light, from golden hour basics to long exposure and astrophotography
- Street & Documentary Photography roadmap — Capturing authentic, unposed moments in public life and building sustained, ethical documentary projects
- Wedding & Event Photography roadmap — Documenting weddings and events under real time pressure: planning, ceremony and reception coverage, lighting, and full-day workflow
- Photo Editing & Post-Processing roadmap — Developing a complete Lightroom and Photoshop workflow: organization, color, retouching, compositing and a personal editing style
Product Management
Discovering, prioritizing and shipping products that create business and customer value, from technical execution to growth and leadership
- Technical Product Management roadmap — Bridging engineering and product: system architecture, APIs, technical trade-offs and working directly with engineering teams
- AI Product Management roadmap — Building AI and LLM-powered products: evaluating model capabilities, designing around uncertainty, and shipping responsibly
- B2B / Enterprise Product Management roadmap — Managing products sold to businesses: enterprise sales cycles, complex stakeholders, security requirements and long-term account relationsh…
- Consumer (B2C) Product Management roadmap — Building products for mass consumer audiences: engagement, delight, brand and scale-driven decision making
- Product Strategy & Leadership roadmap — Setting product vision, aligning organizations around strategy, and growing into senior product leadership roles
- Growth Product Management roadmap — Driving acquisition, activation, retention and revenue through experimentation, funnels and product-led growth loops
SDE (Software Development Engineering)
Core software engineering skills beyond just coding: design, architecture and operations
- System Design roadmap — Designing scalable systems: caching, load balancing, databases and trade-offs
- System Architecture roadmap — High-level architecture patterns: microservices, monoliths, event-driven systems
- DevOps Engineering roadmap — CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure and cloud operations
Software Testing & QA
Ensuring software quality through manual and automated testing
- Manual QA Testing roadmap — Test case design, bug reporting and manual functional testing
- SDET / Automation Testing roadmap — Automated testing frameworks, Selenium/Cypress and CI-integrated test suites
UI/UX Design
Designing intuitive, usable and visually effective digital products
- UI Design roadmap — Visual design: typography, color, layout and design systems
- UX Design roadmap — User research, wireframing, prototyping and usability testing
Video Editing & Post-Production
Cutting, compositing, color grading and AI-assisted workflows for producing professional video content
- Adobe Premiere Pro roadmap — Industry-standard non-linear editing: timelines, trimming, multicam, Lumetri color and export workflows
- Adobe After Effects & Motion Graphics roadmap — Layer and node-based animation, compositing, VFX and motion design using After Effects
- DaVinci Resolve roadmap — All-in-one editing, Fusion VFX, Fairlight audio and Hollywood-grade color grading in DaVinci Resolve
- Color Grading roadmap — Color theory, scopes, node trees, LUTs and creative grading across professional color tools
- AI-Assisted Video Editing roadmap — Generative video, AI auto-editing, text-based editing and AI-powered post-production workflows
- Short-Form Content Editing roadmap — Fast-paced editing for Reels, Shorts and TikTok: hooks, pacing, captions and platform-native delivery