System Design
Visual System Design learning path — phases, skills, tools, and milestones from beginner to job-ready.
Overview
The System Design roadmap on Toolliyo Academy is a step-by-step visual learning path designed for developers who want clarity—not confusion. Each phase builds on the previous one with skills, tools, milestones, and links to free tutorials on Toolliyo.
Whether you are switching careers or leveling up as a system design & architecture professional, follow this roadmap in order. Track your progress, build portfolio projects, and earn verifiable certificates as you complete Toolliyo courses and quizzes.
Visual learning path
Fundamentals & Trade-offs
Scalability, availability, latency, and CAP theorem.
- Explain trade-offs for 5 patterns
Core Building Blocks
Databases, caches, CDNs, message queues, and API gateways.
- Design Twitter feed
- Design rate limiter
Distributed Systems Patterns
Sharding, replication, consensus, and microservices.
- Design WhatsApp
- Design Uber
Case Studies & Interviews
Practice 20+ system design interview questions with diagrams.
- 20 system designs documented
- Mock interview pass