System design courses can help you learn architectural patterns, scalability principles, performance optimization, and system reliability. You can build skills in creating efficient APIs, managing databases, and implementing microservices. Many courses introduce tools like AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, that support deploying and managing applications in a cloud environment. You'll also explore methods for designing fault-tolerant systems and ensuring data consistency, equipping you with practical knowledge for real-world applications.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Executive Presence, Succession Planning, Technical Management, Team Management, Organizational Structure, Diversity and Inclusion, Delegation Skills, Organizational Leadership, Engineering Management, Team Building, People Management, Telecommuting, Business Leadership, Talent Management, Leadership, Leadership Development, Virtual Teams, Personal Development, Communication, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Performance Tuning, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Apache Spark, Scalability, Data Transformation, Serverless Computing, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Agile Product Development, Wireframing, Product Roadmaps, Customer experience strategy (CX), Agile Project Management, Persona Development, User Experience, Product Requirements, User Story, Product Development, User Research, Product Strategy
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Social Justice, Social Sciences, Public Policies, Game Theory, Demography, Logical Reasoning, Applied Mathematics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, File Systems, File Management, Linux Administration, Unix, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, System Monitoring, Open Source Technology, User Accounts, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Functional Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud-Native Computing, Managed Services, Load Balancing, Cloud Deployment, Virtual Machines, IT Automation, Network Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Harvard Business Review
Skills you'll gain: Delegation Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Trustworthiness, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership Development, Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Empowerment, Team Management, Empathy, Collaboration, Visionary, Virtual Teams, Verbal Communication Skills, Self-Awareness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Java, Database Application, Database Development, Databases, Software Development, Data Storage, Program Development, Computer Programming
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud, Photo Editing, Generative AI, Image Quality, Generative AI Agents, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Import/Export, File Management, Design, Creative Thinking, Color Theory, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Middleware, Node.JS, Model View Controller, Development Environment, Application Frameworks, Application Development, Restful API, TypeScript, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), Server Side, Network Routing, Javascript, Android Development, Dependency Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks