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Back-End Developer

30 lessons32h of content6 modules

Focus on server-side logic, databases, and building the systems that power applications.

Node.jsPythonPostgreSQLMongoDBREST APIsGraphQLDockerAWS
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Recommended Experience

Basic programming knowledge

You should be comfortable with basic programming before starting this path. Experience with JavaScript or any other language is helpful.

Before starting, you should be comfortable with:

  • Familiarity with variables, loops, functions, and basic data types
  • Basic understanding of how the web works (HTTP requests, client/server)
  • Some exposure to JavaScript or another language is beneficial

Not there yet? We suggest starting with:

The Full-Stack path covers the JavaScript and web fundamentals needed before diving into back-end specialisation.

Curriculum

30 lessons across 6 modules

1

Node.js Runtime

Understanding the event loop

25 min
2

Modules & Packages

npm and package management

20 min
3

File System & Streams

Working with files

30 min
4

Express.js Basics

Building web servers

35 min
5

Practice: File Upload Server

Build a file handling server

60 min
1

REST API Principles

RESTful design patterns

30 min
2

Request/Response Handling

HTTP methods and status codes

25 min
3

Middleware

Request processing pipeline

35 min
4

Error Handling

Graceful error responses

25 min
5

Challenge: Blog API

Build a complete blog API

90 min
1

SQL Queries

SELECT, JOIN, and aggregations

40 min
2

Schema Design

Tables, relationships, constraints

45 min
3

Indexes & Performance

Query optimization

35 min
4

Transactions

ACID and data integrity

30 min
5

Project: E-commerce Database

Design a complete database

120 min
1

Password Hashing

Secure credential storage

25 min
2

JWT Authentication

Token-based auth

40 min
3

OAuth Integration

Third-party authentication

45 min
4

Security Best Practices

SQL injection, XSS, CSRF

35 min
5

Challenge: Auth System

Build complete authentication

90 min
1

Docker Containers

Containerizing applications

45 min
2

CI/CD Pipelines

Automated testing and deployment

40 min
3

AWS Basics

Cloud services overview

50 min
4

Monitoring & Logging

Application observability

35 min
5

Project: Deploy Full Stack App

Complete deployment pipeline

150 min
1

Problem Solving Framework

Systematic approach to coding problems

45 min
2

Algorithms & Data Structures

Core concepts for interviews

60 min
3

Complexity Analysis

Time and space tradeoffs

40 min
4

Code Quality & Testing

Writing clean, testable code

45 min
5

System Design Case Study

Write a structured system design document for a real-world backend scenario

90 min