Backend Engineering Specialization
Scalable APIs, microservices, databases, caching, message queues, and system design.
- Typical time
- 4-6 months
- Level
- Intermediate
- Cost
- Free
Skills you will cover
- Go/Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Kafka
- gRPC
- System Design
Roles this path prepares you for
- Backend Engineer
- API Engineer
- Systems Engineer
We list the roles a path prepares you for, not a salary promise. What you earn depends on your location, your portfolio, and the market at the time you apply.
How to actually start this path
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