Java Backend Engineer (4 Years Experience) - 2
Month Job Switch Roadmap
Month 1 - Fundamentals
Week 1: Core Java
- OOP Principles
- Collections Framework
- HashMap & ConcurrentHashMap
- String Pool, Immutable Classes
- Comparable vs Comparator
- Exception Handling
- Java 8 Features: Lambda, Stream API, Functional Interfaces, Optional
Week 2: Multithreading & JVM
- Threads, Runnable vs Callable
- ExecutorService, CompletableFuture
- Synchronization, Volatile, Atomic Classes
- Deadlock, Race Conditions
- JVM Architecture, Heap, Stack, Metaspace
- Garbage Collection (G1 GC)
Week 3: SQL & Database
- Joins, Subqueries, CTEs
- Window Functions
- Indexing & Query Optimization
- ACID, Isolation Levels
- Normalization & Denormalization
- Partitioning & Sharding
Week 4: Spring Boot & Microservices
- IOC, Dependency Injection, Bean Lifecycle
- Spring Boot Auto Configuration
- Profiles, Actuator, Validation
- Exception Handling
- API Gateway, Service Discovery
- Circuit Breaker, Feign Client
- Distributed Transactions, Saga Pattern
- JWT & OAuth2 Basics
Month 2 - Interview Preparation
Week 5: System Design
- URL Shortener
- Notification System
- Payment Processing System
- Order Management System
- Rate Limiter
- File Upload Service
- Load Balancing, Caching
- Redis, Kafka
- Database Scaling
Week 6: DSA
- Arrays
- Strings
- Hashing
- Sliding Window
- Binary Search
- Linked List
- Stack & Queue
- Solve 50-60 LeetCode Problems
Week 7: AI & Modern Engineering
- LLM Basics
- Tokens, Embeddings
- Context Window
- Prompt Engineering
- RAG Concepts
- Cursor & GitHub Copilot
- Build an AI Caption Generator Project
Week 8: Resume & Mock Interviews
- Quantify Impact in Resume
- STAR Format Stories
- Project Discussions
- Production Support Questions
- System Design Mock Interviews
Daily Schedule
Weekdays:
- 1 Hour Java/System Design
- 1 Hour DSA
- 30 Minutes SQL
Weekends:
- 4 to 5 Hours Study
- Mock Interviews
- System Design
- AI Project Development
Priority Order
1. System Design
2. Java Multithreading
3. SQL & Database Design
4. Microservices
5. DSA
6. AI Concepts
7. AWS Cloud Basics