Back-End Developer
The servers, APIs and databases behind every app — Node, Django/Flask or Spring — built to scale and secure by default.
Median salary $120,000 · 42-week programme · from $97/week
The skills this track builds
Every one of these appears in real job descriptions for this field.
Used by: All roles
Used by: All roles
Phase by phase
Foundations (wks 1–8): HTTP and the request/response cycle, REST, routing and middleware, databases and the ORM.
Building services (wks 9–22): authentication and authorization, validation and the OWASP baseline, the event loop and async patterns, testing.
Scale & reliability (wks 23–34): caching, stateless horizontal scaling, queues, observability, and a production-grade API build.
Capstone & placement (wks 35–42): a deployed, secured, load-tested API capstone, certification prep, interview phase and the hiring funnel.
Certification preparation: OpenJS Node.js Services Developer (JSNAD) · AWS Certified Developer – Associate.
Live, mentored, and built to stick
Live small-cohort classes, a weekly 1:1 mentor, hands-on labs, and a spaced-repetition system so week-3 skills are sharp in week 30.
Back-End Developer — free brochure
The servers, APIs and databases behind every app — Node, Django/Flask or Spring — built to scale and secure by default.
- The skills you'll master — and the jobs that pay for them
- How Derry teaches: live classes, a personal mentor, spaced repetition
- Salary ranges, certifications and where this leads
- Exactly how to become a student
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