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Back-end development forms the core of websites and software applications. Be it finance, healthcare, retail, or any other industry, back-end software engineers are required everywhere! Besides, with the rise in e-commerce retail platforms and constant innovations in technologies, these experts are required more than ever.If you want to venture into the field of back-end development, you must get a good grasp of the related technologies and adopt the right way to make a career in the IT sector. So, what does a backend developer do? And how can you start preparing for a successful back-end career? – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: How to Become a Back-end Engineer: The Complete Roadmap for 2024


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How to Become a Back-end Engineer The Complete
Roadmap for 2024
  • Antier School of Blocktech (ASB)

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  • Back-end development forms the core of websites
    and software applications. Be it finance,
    healthcare, retail, or any other industry,
    back-end software engineers are required
    everywhere! Besides, with the rise in e-commerce
    retail platforms and constant innovations in
    technologies, these experts are required more
    than ever.If you want to venture into the field
    of back-end development, you must get a good
    grasp of the related technologies and adopt the
    right way to make a career in the IT sector. So,
    what does a backend developer do? And how can you
    start preparing for a successful back-end career?

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Understanding Back-end Development
  • The functionalities of any website or application
    are powered by server-side programming, which is
    known as backend development. In order to create
    the logic and infrastructure of a software
    application, back-end developers utilize various
    frameworks along with programming languages like
    PHP, Python, Ruby, or Java. This includes
    managing user authentication, server
    configuration, and data storage. Back-end
    essentially serves as a conduit between the
    database and the front-end. It also determines a
    web apps scalability and ability to function
    smoothly.

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Roadmap to a Successful Back-end Developer Career
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1. Brush up on the Fundamentals
2. Master the Core Essentials
  • The initial 1-3 months should be ideally spent on
    understanding and revising the fundamentals of
    web development. This includes the basics of
    programming, like variables, data types, control
    flow, functions, etc. Then, you can master a few
    beginner-friendly languages such as Python and
    JavaScript.
  • In the next 2-3 months, you can gain mastery of
    the core technologies of back-end development.
    This mainly comprises databases (MongoDB, MySQL,
    etc.) and frameworks (Node.JS, Django, etc.).
    Node.js is the most widely used and popular
    JavaScript backend framework.

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3. Learn about the Advanced Cocepts
4. Do Practice and Start Networking
  • The last phase of learning should be dedicated to
    getting familiar with APIs (Application
    Programming Interfaces), security practices,
    performance optimization, cloud computing, and
    other such concepts. Back-end devs need to be
    aware of common security threats, caching
    techniques, automated testing and deployment
    strategies, and the latest tools to boost
    scalability.
  • Once you have gained complete clarity of the
    concepts, start practicing and work on real-world
    projects. You can participate in open-source
    projects and build some of our own, thus
    projecting your accomplishments on a well-defined
    portfolio. A good portfolio is a must to fetch
    the right internships and job opportunities.

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Professional Scope of Back-end Development
Back-end Architects
  • Back-end development presents a wide range of
    career opportunities, spanning different sectors
    and businesses. Heres an overview of the popular
    job profiles for back-end devs
  • These are in charge of planning and building
    reliable back-end systems, in alignment with the
    goals of performance, security, and scalability.

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Back-end Software Engineers/ Developers
Database Administrators (DBA)
  • They are primarily responsible for creating,
    implementing, and managing the server-side logic
    of web applications and APIs.
  • These experts are tasked with maintaining and
    enhancing databases to assure the performance,
    security, and integrity of data. They create
    database schemas, handle query performance, and
    execute backup and recovery plans.

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API Developers
  • They are responsible for creating, conducting,
    and managing APIs that provide communication
    between various software programs or systems.
    They guarantee that APIs are secure, scalable,
    and well-documented, as per the requirements of
    the clients.
  • Other related profiles for back-end devs include
    that of DevOps engineer, Full-stack developer,
    Software development engineer in test (SDET),
    Site reliability engineer (SRE), etc.
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