Java Backend Developer Roadmap (Beginner →
Advanced)
1. Core Java
- OOP, Collections, Exception Handling
- Java 8: Streams, Lambda, Optional
2. DSA (Data Structures & Algorithms)
- Arrays, Strings, LinkedList
- Stack, Queue, Trees, Graphs, DP
3. Databases & SQL
- MySQL/PostgreSQL, Joins, Indexing
- ACID, Transactions
4. JDBC + Servlets + JSP
- Connection setup
- MVC basic backend
5. Spring & Spring Boot
- Dependency Injection
- REST APIs (CRUD)
- Spring Data JPA & Hibernate
- Spring Security & JWT
6. Tools
- Maven, Gradle
- Postman, Swagger
- Logging with SLF4J/Logback
7. Git & GitHub
- Branching, Pull Requests
8. Microservices (Spring Cloud)
- Eureka, API Gateway
- Load Balancing, Resilience4J
- Distributed Logging
9. Docker & Deployment
- Dockerfile, Docker Compose
- CI/CD basics
10. Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda
11. Projects
Beginner:
- Student Management
- Todo API
Intermediate:
- Employee Management
- E-commerce Backend
Advanced:
- Microservices E-commerce
- Real-time Chat Backend