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 1,250 channels Backend Developer Build the servers, APIs, and databases behind apps. Node.js → Python → SQL & Databases → PostgreSQL → Django → FastAPI → MongoDB 1,911 channels Full-Stack Developer Build both the frontend and the backend end-to-end. JavaScript → TypeScript → React → Next.js → Node.js → SQL & Databases → PostgreSQL 1,840 channels Data Analyst Turn raw data into dashboards and insights. Excel → SQL & Databases → Power BI → Tableau → Python 2,082 channels Data Scientist Build statistical models and ML from data. Python → SQL & Databases → R → TensorFlow → PyTorch 1,920 channels Data Engineer Build the pipelines and infrastructure that move data. Python → SQL & Databases → PostgreSQL → Docker → AWS 2,133 channels Machine Learning Engineer Train, deploy, and serve ML models in production. Python → PyTorch → TensorFlow → Hugging Face → LangChain 1,099 channels AI Engineer Build apps on top of LLMs and AI agents. Python → ChatGPT & LLMs → LangChain → LangGraph → MCP (Model Context Protocol) → Ollama 1,851 channels DevOps Engineer Automate builds, deploys, and infrastructure. Linux → Git & GitHub → Docker → Kubernetes → Terraform → AWS 1,500 channels Cloud Engineer Design and run systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP. AWS → Azure → Google Cloud → Docker → Kubernetes → Terraform 1,014 channels Mobile Developer Build apps for iOS and Android. Flutter → React Native → Swift & iOS → Kotlin & Android 623 channels Android Developer Build native Android apps with Kotlin. Kotlin & Android → Flutter → React Native 525 channels iOS Developer Build native iPhone and iPad apps with Swift. Swift & iOS → Flutter → React Native 429 channels Site Reliability Engineer Keep large systems reliable, observable, and scalable. Linux → Docker → Kubernetes → Terraform → System Design 1,045 channels Software Engineer Build software and pass the technical interview. Python → JavaScript → Git & GitHub → SQL & Databases → LeetCode & DSA → System Design 2,494 channels Python Developer Build apps, scripts, and backends with Python. Python → SQL & Databases → Django → FastAPI → PostgreSQL 1,849 channels Cybersecurity Engineer Secure systems, hunt vulnerabilities, defend networks. Linux → Python 1,571 channels Game Developer Build games and interactive experiences. C++ → C 949 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 4,233 tracked educators. Everything is free.