Developer Career Paths
Pick a role and get a free, ordered learning path — the exact skills to learn and the best YouTube channels to learn them from. 18 paths across web, data, AI, cloud, and mobile.
Frontend Developer Build user interfaces and interactive web apps. HTML → CSS → JavaScript → TypeScript → React → Next.js → Tailwind CSS 2,335 channels Backend Developer Build the servers, APIs, and databases behind apps. Node.js → Python → SQL & Databases → PostgreSQL → Django → FastAPI → MongoDB 3,516 channels Full-Stack Developer Build both the frontend and the backend end-to-end. JavaScript → TypeScript → React → Next.js → Node.js → SQL & Databases → PostgreSQL 3,381 channels Data Analyst Turn raw data into dashboards and insights. Excel → SQL & Databases → Power BI → Tableau → Python 3,819 channels Data Scientist Build statistical models and ML from data. Python → SQL & Databases → R → TensorFlow → PyTorch 3,509 channels Data Engineer Build the pipelines and infrastructure that move data. Python → SQL & Databases → PostgreSQL → Docker → AWS 3,936 channels Machine Learning Engineer Train, deploy, and serve ML models in production. Python → PyTorch → TensorFlow → Hugging Face → LangChain 2,147 channels AI Engineer Build apps on top of LLMs and AI agents. Python → ChatGPT & LLMs → LangChain → LangGraph → MCP (Model Context Protocol) → Ollama 3,609 channels DevOps Engineer Automate builds, deploys, and infrastructure. Linux → Git & GitHub → Docker → Kubernetes → Terraform → AWS 2,967 channels Cloud Engineer Design and run systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP. AWS → Azure → Google Cloud → Docker → Kubernetes → Terraform 2,022 channels Mobile Developer Build apps for iOS and Android. Flutter → React Native → Swift & iOS → Kotlin & Android 1,107 channels Android Developer Build native Android apps with Kotlin. Kotlin & Android → Flutter → React Native 949 channels iOS Developer Build native iPhone and iPad apps with Swift. Swift & iOS → Flutter → React Native 726 channels Site Reliability Engineer Keep large systems reliable, observable, and scalable. Linux → Docker → Kubernetes → Terraform → System Design 2,150 channels Software Engineer Build software and pass the technical interview. Python → JavaScript → Git & GitHub → SQL & Databases → LeetCode & DSA → System Design 4,520 channels Python Developer Build apps, scripts, and backends with Python. Python → SQL & Databases → Django → FastAPI → PostgreSQL 3,402 channels Cybersecurity Engineer Secure systems, hunt vulnerabilities, defend networks. Linux → Python 3,235 channels Game Developer Build games and interactive experiences. C++ → C 1,342 channels
How these paths work
Each path lists the technologies to learn in order, from fundamentals to job-ready. For every step we link the best YouTube channels, the most-watched tutorial videos, and a video roadmap. Channels are ranked by how much of the role's stack they actually teach — measured from 7,560 tracked educators. Everything is free.