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Backend Engineer Bootcamp: Go from Zero to Hero

Backend concept foundations across Node and Python. Ship servers you can defend.

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Taught by an engineer who has shipped this

  • ISO 27001

    Led the engineering work behind the certification of a regulated EU platform.

  • Series A platform

    Architected the case-management product that became the business a €11.6M round was raised on.

  • 3x faster deploys

    Cut time-to-deploy by migrating to Kubernetes on GCP with deploy-on-merge.

Outcome

What you'll be able to do.

Ship backends end to end across Node and Python: APIs, validation, databases, streaming, and containers you can deploy and defend.

  • A REST API in Express with controllers, services, and a Postgres database
  • A FastAPI service with typed validation, auto-generated docs, and async patterns
  • Schema design and queries against a real 100k-row Postgres dataset
  • Containerized services with multi-stage Docker builds and a graceful shutdown path
  • Production-shaped defaults: liveness and readiness probes, structured logs, typed contracts
  • A Redis clone built from scratch, so the datastore stops being a black box

Projects you build

Portfolio pieces you can demo.

Each project ships as real code you run locally, not slides you watch. Walk into your next review with something on screen.

01Project

A blog or todo API with real auth

Signup, login, JWT, rate limits, typed endpoints, documented OpenAPI. The real backend you keep wanting to build and never finish.

Node.jsExpressPostgres

You ship: A clean repo and a live API other people can hit with curl. The bar many junior backend candidates never clear.

02Project

A Python service with self-updating docs

A FastAPI service with typed contracts and auto-generated Swagger. Hit the docs URL, see every endpoint. Non-backend teammates stop asking you questions.

FastAPIPydanticasyncpg

You ship: A portable Python backend template you will reuse on every project for the rest of your career.

03Project

A CI pipeline that deploys on every push

Push to main. GitHub Actions runs your tests. If they pass, your service auto-deploys to Fly.io or Render. A green badge. A live URL.

DockerGitHub Actions

You ship: A portfolio repo with a green CI badge and a live URL. Tells interviewers you think about shipping, not just coding.

Curriculum

What's inside.

  1. 01

    Backend engineer bootcamp: Go from zero to hero

    Become the engineer who can ship the server, not just the screen.

  2. 02

    Ultimate PostgreSQL Bootcamp: Go from Beginner to Expert

    From SELECT to production PostgreSQL mastery on 100k+ real e-commerce orders.

  3. 03

    Introduction to FastAPI

    Build a production-shaped FastAPI service with typed endpoints, Pydantic models, and a lifespan that loads a model once.

  4. 04

    Deploying AI applications with FastAPI and Docker

    Production FastAPI patterns for AI apps: SSE, jobs, CORS, probes, logs, Docker, graceful shutdown.

  5. 05

    Streaming LLM Applications with FastAPI

    Stream LLM responses in real-time and master prompt engineering fundamentals.

  6. 06

    Building multi-provider LLM apps with OpenRouter

    Swap OpenAI, OpenRouter, Gemini, and Ollama behind one chat() function with automatic fallback.

  7. 07

    Build your own Redis in Python

    Write your own Redis in Python, one short file at a time. Sockets, the wire language, the store, expiry, persistence, fan-out, and a backup machine. Every line is yours to read.

  8. 08

    Backend engineer career accelerator program

    Become the backend engineer who can defend every design choice in a senior interview.

Who it's for

Is this for you?

Frontend engineers

who want to own the server side, not just call it

Self-taught developers

who want a coherent backend path instead of scattered tutorials

Software engineers

who need production backend concepts they can defend in interviews

What you'll earn

Ship it, earn it.

API Builder

Ship production REST APIs

Auth Engineer

Own the login and access layer

Backend Engineer

Complete the bootcamp

Pricing

Pick the path that fits.

Self-paced forever, or mentor-led when you want live feedback.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior backend experience?
None. The bootcamp starts from fundamentals in both Node and Python and builds up systematically. If you can write basic JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python, you can start.
Why cover both Node and FastAPI?
Node wins fullstack and typed web apps; FastAPI wins Python AI services. Most modern backend engineers work across both. Learning concepts in both stacks means you can pick the right tool, not the one you happen to know.
How is this different from watching backend videos?
You build working services end to end on your own machine in both stacks. Real code, real database, real auth, real validation, real tests. By the end you have something you can demo in an interview.
Can I take this after the Full Stack Bootcamp?
The Full Stack Bootcamp already includes the Node backend as its server phase. Take this standalone if you want backend concepts across Node and Python, or the Full Stack Bootcamp if you want backend plus frontend together.
How is this different from the Backend Engineer Accelerator?
The bootcamp teaches the concepts, so you learn each piece (APIs, validation, docs, containers, CI) with depth. The accelerator assumes you know the concepts and has you ship senior-grade projects (resumable uploads, streaming, concurrency, scale).

Pick your next step.

Backend concept foundations across Node and Python. Ship servers you can defend.

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Backend Engineer Bootcamp: Go from Zero to Hero

Mentor-led + self-paced

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