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Backend Developer Roadmap

Design and build server-side logic, APIs, and databases that power applications, handling data, authentication, and business rules.

Steps
6
Learning sources
19
Video lessons
19
Project ideas
8
  1. Step 1 of 6Start here

    Core Syntax · Data Structures · OOP Principles · File I/O & Modules · +1 more

    • 3 sources
    • 4 videos
    • 1 project
    • 2 tools
  2. Step 2 of 6

    HTTP Fundamentals · REST API Design · Express / FastAPI · GraphQL Basics · +1 more

    • 4 sources
    • 3 videos
    • 2 projects
    • 2 tools
  3. Step 3 of 6

    SQL Fundamentals · Joins & Indexing · ORMs · NoSQL Databases · +1 more

    • 3 sources
    • 3 videos
    • 1 project
    • 2 tools
  4. Step 4 of 6

    Password Hashing · JWT & Sessions · OAuth 2.0 · RBAC & Permissions · +1 more

    • 4 sources
    • 3 videos
    • 1 project
    • 2 tools
  5. Step 5 of 6

    Unit Testing · Integration Testing · Logging · Monitoring & Alerting

    • 2 sources
    • 3 videos
    • 2 projects
    • 2 tools
  6. Step 6 of 6

    Containerize · Cloud Deployment · CI/CD Pipeline · Backend Portfolio

    • 3 sources
    • 3 videos
    • 1 project
    • 2 tools