Senior Java Developer Learning Roadmap (1 Year)
Month 1-2: Core Java Deep Dive
- OOP, Collections, Generics
- Java 8+ features (Lambdas, Streams, Optionals)
- Multithreading, Concurrency API
- JVM Internals (GC, Memory Mgmt)
- Tools: JConsole, VisualVM
Month 3-4: Spring Framework Mastery
- Spring Core, Spring Boot Auto-config
- Spring Data JPA, Spring MVC
- Custom Exception Handling
- Spring Security Basics
- REST APIs with Swagger
Month 5-6: Databases & Messaging
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB basics
- Hibernate Advanced Mapping
- Kafka & RabbitMQ fundamentals
- Transactional Messaging, Retry, Dead Letter Queues
Month 7-8: Microservices Architecture
- Designing Microservices
- Spring Cloud: Config, Discovery, Gateway
- Feign Clients, Circuit Breakers
- Rate Limiting, Tracing (Zipkin)
- OpenAPI, Postman, Swagger Docs
Month 9: Testing and CI/CD
- JUnit 5, Mockito, Integration Testing
- Testcontainers
Senior Java Developer Learning Roadmap (1 Year)
- Maven/Gradle build pipelines
- Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Docker basics, writing Dockerfile
Month 10-11: Advanced Topics
- Security: OAuth2, JWT, CORS
- Performance: Profiling, Caching (Redis)
- Code Quality: SonarQube, Linting
- Refactoring, Clean Code, Design Patterns
Month 12: System Design and Interviews
- HLD & LLD Concepts
- Designing scalable systems (chat app, order service)
- Load Balancing, Consistency, CAP Theorem
- Mock Interviews, Leetcode Patterns
- Resume, GitHub Portfolio