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Backend path
CompleteBuild the systems behind the screen.
Server-side focus: REST APIs, PostgreSQL schema and indexes, OS + networking + database internals, distributed-systems awareness. Deep enough to debug production incidents at the systems layer.
Design and ship an API that survives 10× traffic with documented capacity, observability, and incident response.
Career-track destination
Backend Engineer →
Junior / mid / senior skill matrix, salary range, market demand.
6 phases · ~1325 hours
Digital-literacy foundations.
Programming fundamentals.
CS fundamentals — data structures + algorithms.
Backend engineering core.
OS, networking, database internals, cloud.
Testing, CI/CD, security, code quality.
Not required, but deepen the path.
Distributed systems + performance engineering for senior backend work.
Modules: 7-2, 7-4