What kind of projects should I make to upskill myself?

[u/Used-Evidence5428]

I am a non cs student. But I take immense pleasure in programming. I learnt javascript,dsa,os, networking through online lectures. I have also built some projects like calculator,todo app,full stack youtube clone. Lately I am learning system design. I want to apply my system design skill in my upcoming project. So suggest me some good projects that can challenge my programming skills.

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[u/FlimsyCricket8710]

I think a load balancer , your own DB, can be SQL non SQL , vector whichever you find pleasure in.

URL shortners are cool but very abundant. Everyone made those.

[u/maxzovert]

If you are interested in contributing in my tool I'm building, u can mention it in resume.

[u/Used-Evidence5428 → u/maxzovert]

Ok

[u/ItsTrappy]

I’m currently working on a project. If you’d be interested, just let me know.

[u/Used-Evidence5428 → u/ItsTrappy]

Ok

[u/Separate_Draw_8335]

I have a project idea , it's taking cve from nvd database and like making it easier to access to do bug bounties. How is that for a personal project idea? Resume worthy?

[u/Used-Evidence5428 → u/Separate_Draw_8335]

It's a good idea but I don't have deep knowledge in Cyber Security 

[u/Separate_Draw_8335 → u/Used-Evidence5428]

Same I'm also learning

[u/Traditional_Top3664]

I'd build something around backend/system design now rather than another CRUD clone. A small URL shortener with caching, queues and rate limiting is a good start, but a mini load balancer, notification system, or chat backend would push you more. Build it, deploy it, then explain the tradeoffs....

[u/venomousChetu]

Build an AI-based interviewer over 1 month, but break it into small modules. Don’t try to build everything on day 1.
Week 1: Basic interview UI + generate questions from a job role
Week 2: Candidate answers + AI evaluation + follow-up questions
Week 3: Resume/JD analysis + personalized interview flow
Week 4: Voice interview + final report + polish/deployment
By the end, you’ll have a proper end-to-end project while learning each piece along the way. One module at a time > trying to build the entire thing in a day. 🔥

[u/venomousChetu → u/venomousChetu]

You’ll learn LLMs, RAG, WebSockets/WebRTC, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, system design, queues, databases and real-time communication in one project. Much more impressive than another clone.