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Roadmaps/Backend Engineer / Distributed Systems Developer

Backend Developer

Master server-side architecture, relational & NoSQL databases, REST/GraphQL APIs, message brokers (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and distributed systems.

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Core Backend & Databases

Server runtimes, SQL optimization, ACID transactions, and indexing. • ~6 weeks

Backend Server Runtimes (Node.js / Python / Go)
COURSE35h
Relational Databases & SQL Optimization
COURSE40h
02

API Design & Caching

REST principles, OpenAPI, JWT authentication, and Redis caching. • ~6 weeks

REST APIs, OpenAPI & JWT Authentication
COURSE30h
In-Memory Caching & Redis Patterns
PRACTICE25h
03

Messaging & Distributed Architecture

Kafka/RabbitMQ message queues, Docker containerization, and microservices. • ~8 weeks

Message Brokers & Event-Driven Architecture
COURSE35h
Containerization & Docker Orchestration
TUTORIAL25h
04

System Design & High Availability

Consistent hashing, sharding, rate limiting, and distributed capstone. • ~8 weeks

High-Scale Distributed System Design
COURSE45h
Distributed Microservices Backend Capstone
PROJECT60h
Phase 1 • COURSE35h estimated

Backend Server Runtimes (Node.js / Python / Go)

Event loop, concurrency models, non-blocking I/O, streams, and file system operations.

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