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Full-Stack Developer

Own the whole product, front to back — React on top, an API and database underneath. The most-hired generalist in software.

Median salary $115,000 · 44-week programme · from $97/week

What you'll learn

The skills this track builds

Every one of these appears in real job descriptions for this field.

Analytical problem-solving

Used by: All roles

Collaboration & communication

Used by: All roles

The year

Phase by phase

Phase 1

Foundations (wks 1–10): JavaScript, the DOM and CSS, plus HTTP, REST and databases — both halves of the stack.

Phase 2

Front + back core (wks 11–26): React on the client, Express/Node APIs on the server, the JSON contract, and end-to-end authentication.

Phase 3

Shipping products (wks 27–38): rendering strategies, config and secrets, testing across tiers, and deploying both tiers behind HTTPS.

Phase 4

Capstone & placement (wks 39–44): a full-stack application shipped end-to-end, the Skills Passport, interview phase and the hiring funnel.

Certification preparation: AWS Certified Developer – Associate · portfolio-led hiring.

How we teach

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.

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Full-Stack Developer — free brochure

Own the whole product, front to back — React on top, an API and database underneath. The most-hired generalist in software.

  • 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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