SRE Roadmap — Monotype

Months total

Skills to master

40+

YouTube videos

₹0

Total cost

Overall Progress Path

M1 M3 M6 M9 M12

Learning Timeline

Phase 1 — Foundation Month 1–3

Build your base. Linux, Docker, AWS fundamentals and Python scripting. You can't SRE without this.

Linux Docker AWS Core Python

Phase 2 — Core SRE Month 4–6

Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, SLOs. This is where you start thinking like an SRE, not a dev.

Kubernetes Terraform SLOs/SLIs CI/CD

Phase 3 — Observability Month 7–9

Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch. The Monotype JD is literally this phase — own it.

Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack CloudWatch

Phase 4 — Advanced Month 10–12

Advanced K8s, Redis, RabbitMQ, AIOps exposure & interview drills. Apply with confidence.

Helm/ArgoCD Redis RabbitMQ AIOps

Top YouTube Channels

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TechWorld with Nana

Best structured DevOps & K8s courses. Covers Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, Grafana.

⭐ Most recommended for SRE

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Abhishek Veeramalla

India-based DevOps. Zero-to-Hero AWS, EKS, Terraform. Very hands-on.

🔥 Best for Indian job market

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freeCodeCamp

Full-length free courses on Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Elasticsearch.

📚 Best for deep dives

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KodeKloud

K8s, SRE interview prep, labs-based learning. Great for CKAD practice.

✅ Great for certifications

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NetworkChuck

Networking, Linux, cloud — explained entertainingly. Great for fundamentals.

🎯 Best for Linux networking

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ByteByteGo

System design for engineers. Essential for SRE interviews at scale.

🏗️ System design mastery

💡 Pro Tip from Danny's Stack

Your PHP/Node.js background already gives you microservice intuition. Lead with that in your SRE interviews — saying "I understand both the app layer and infra layer" is powerful.

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