// Stack Byte Academy · pick a track
Level up, byte by byte.
Each track is the field manual rebuilt as a game: clear the levels one concept at a time, grab a post-ready card for each, and earn a certificate signed by your handler, BYTE.
Intro to Software Engineering — Start Here
12 beginner levels, 110 concepts. A plain-language start for total beginners: how computers work, how the internet works, the web & client-server model, HTTP & APIs, programming basics, data, how web pages and backends are built, the tools developers use, how software gets built and shipped, security basics, and the bigger picture. No experience needed.
Backend Ops — Backend & Distributed Systems
12 levels, 111 concepts. Networking foundations, edge & traffic control, reliability patterns, async & messaging, the data layer, distributed-systems theory, concurrency & runtime, scaling & performance, shipping/deploy, observability, security, and operations & resilience.
Frontend Craft — Frontend & Browser Engineering
12 levels, 111 concepts. Browser & web fundamentals, HTML & accessibility, CSS & layout, JavaScript core, state & data flow, rendering & frameworks, performance, networking & data fetching, build & tooling, testing, security, and UX/deploy/observability.
Blockchain Core — Blockchain & Web3
12 levels, 110 concepts. Cryptography, blockchain fundamentals, consensus mechanisms, networking & nodes, Ethereum & smart contracts, tokens & standards, DeFi primitives, wallets & key management, security & attacks, Layer 2 scaling, exchange engineering, and governance.
AI Engineering — AI & Machine Learning
12 levels, 110 concepts. ML foundations, data & features, classic models, neural networks, deep learning & transformers, large language models, training & infrastructure, serving & inference, MLOps, evaluation & safety, applied AI, and production, ethics & ops.
Security Ops — Security & AppSec
12 levels, 110 concepts. Security foundations, applied cryptography, authentication & identity, web & application security (OWASP), network security, cloud & infrastructure security, data protection & privacy, detection & monitoring, offensive security, incident response & forensics, exchange/fintech security, and governance, risk & compliance.
Product Craft — Product Management
12 levels, 110 concepts. Product foundations, discovery & user research, strategy & vision, prioritization, roadmapping & planning, specs & requirements, working with engineering & design, metrics & analytics, experimentation, growth & go-to-market, stakeholders & leadership, and fintech/crypto product.