Zero to System Architecture

Learning Path

For software developers, aspiring architects, product managers/owners, engineering managers, IT consultants, and anyone looking to get a firm grasp on software architecture, application deployment infrastructure, cloud computing, and distributed systems design starting right from zero.

The Zero to System Architecture learning path educates you step by step on the fundamentals of web services and their underlying cloud infrastructure, which enables them to serve millions of concurrent users across different cloud regions globally with minimal latency.

With this unique learning path, you get a structured learning experience that takes you straight from having no knowledge on the domain to helping you build a solid foundation on how internet-scale services like YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, etc., are designed, scaled, and run effectively.

The content, equipped with architectural diagrams, enables you to: confidently navigate your system design interviews, make informed architectural decisions when designing and deploying web services at your workplace, build and scale your web applications as an aspiring entrepreneur while picking the right cloud deployment model for your business, and collaborate effectively with development teams if you are an engineering manager, product owner or in a similar role.

The Path Consists of Three Courses:

Web Application and Software Architecture 101
Cloud Computing 101 - Master the Fundamentals
Designing Modern Web-Scale Distributed Services

The first course in the learning path, Web Application and Software Architecture 101, makes you a master of web architecture fundamentals. It walks you through different components that are involved when designing the architecture of a web application. You'll understand the techniques of picking the right architecture and the technology stack to implement a use case, including the technology trade-offs involved—further details on the course page.

The second course, Cloud Computing 101: Master the Fundamentals, is a platform-agnostic cloud course that helps you understand the underlying infrastructure on which distributed web services run. There is no system design without the knowledge of cloud computing. With this course, you'll gain insight into how services are deployed in different cloud regions and availability zones globally, how multiple server nodes in a cluster communicate with each other, how microservices scale in containers, code deployment workflow and much more—further details on the course page.

The third, which is the last course in the learning path, Designing Modern Web-Scale Distributed Services, helps you understand the criticality of understanding application data and data access patterns when designing distributed systems. You'll also learn different data models, the techniques and intricacies of scaling databases, distributed transactions, handling concurrent traffic and more.

Applying these concepts and those discussed in the above two courses, we then design web-scale distributed services like ESPN, Netflix, New York Times and more—further details on the course page.

You can purchase the courses separately through respective course pages or the complete learning path at a discounted rate below. The preview lessons will be available on the respective course pages.

Web Application & Software Architecture 101

Master the Fundamentals Of Web Architecture & Large Scale Systems

Shivang Sarawagi

$49.00

Cloud Computing 101 - Master The Fundamentals

A Platform-agnostic Cloud Course Covering the Fundamentals In Depth

Shivang Sarawagi

$49.00

Designing Modern Web-Scale Distributed Services

Design Distributed Systems for Web-scale Traffic Following Industry Best Practices

Shivang Sarawagi

$49.00

You'll have 5 years of access to the course content and will receive a certificate of completion for each course you complete. Additional taxes may apply at checkout based on your geographic location. Please review the FAQs below before making your purchase.

Who is this Learning Path for?

This learning path is meant for software developers, aspiring architects, product managers, product owners, engineering managers, IT consultants and anyone looking to get a firm grasp on software architecture, application deployment infrastructure, cloud computing, and distributed systems design.

With this learning path, not only will you be interview-ready for your system design interview rounds, but you will also develop a solid foundation in the domain, becoming a better software engineer as a whole.

Will this Learning Path Be Helpful In My Career Growth?

This learning path is the most effective way to learn web services architecture and design, saving you months, if not more, of your time. During the initial years of my career, I found the resources (primarily books) written by domain experts significantly overwhelming to comprehend. I looked for something that would help me understand web architecture in a simplified step-by-step way as opposed to getting lost in technical complexity. But I couldn't find it.

My courses serve precisely the same pain point. I wish I had a similar product in the initial years of my career.

Moreover, mastering web services architecture gives us an edge as a developer or in any role that entails technical decision-making. When implementing new features in our application, designing new modules from the bare bones, or when trying to scale our service, we can make better decisions by applying our architectural knowledge, saving ourselves or our employer a boatload of money. This skill will make you stand out amongst your peers.

Most internet companies today have an essential software design round in their interviews, regardless of whether you are an absolute beginner or someone with years of industry experience. This is primarily because they want you to be an individual contributor. They want you to take ownership of your work and be capable of designing and building software from the bare bones all by yourself, without relying on anyone for assistance.

The Zero to System Architecture Learning path prepares you for just that, helping you get a grip on web services architecture. I've spent a decade working on large-scale distributed services for the big guns in the industry, going from idea to production, including building systems from scratch for myself, and I've put that experience into the content.

Investing in this course will significantly increase your knowledge in the domain, subsequently increasing your pay scale.

Are There Any Prerequisites to this Learning Path?

There are no prerequisites to taking this learning path. However, the courses should be read in the same order as discussed above. The courses deal in high-level design providing a thorough discussion on architectural concepts with the help of several diagrams to help you understand the concepts better.

Why is this Course Text-based?

My courses are intentionally text-based. The text format of the course enables you to learn faster than the videos. Learning through reading is way faster than sitting through hours of videos. It is easy to take notes—no pausing the videos to take notes or screenshots of diagrams. You can always go back to specific topics immediately when you need them.

Also, my courses are actively updated. New information is continually added. It is easy for me to update the text-based content as opposed to re-recording a video every time an update needs to be made. Imagine that. It would be killing.

How Long Do I Have Access to the Course Content?

You’ll have 5 years of access to the course content from the date of purchase along with all the updates and expansions made during this period. This gives you plenty of time to go through the material at your own pace, including revisiting lessons whenever needed.

I Have a Question. How Can I Get in Touch?

You can send in your queries at contact@scaleyourapp.com. You can also send me a message on LinkedIn here.

Course Author

Hello there, I am Shivang. I have industry experience of more than ten years designing and developing scalable web systems, right from idea to production. I've designed, developed, and maintained code, as well as worked in the production support for systems receiving millions of hits every single day.

I've worked on large-scale web services for some of the industry giants in several domains, including E-commerce, Fintech, Telecom and Travel & Hospitality. My last job was at HP as a full-stack developer in their Technical Solutions - R&D team.

As an independent consultant, I've helped businesses build scalable services with fitting software design and technology. This included helping them improve their development processes resulting in better code quality, maximum test coverage, minimal bottlenecks, less technical debt and fewer bugs.

Here is my LinkedIn profile if you want to read more about my professional experience or want to say hello! Cheers!!

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