Backend Development Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

IBM JavaScript Backend Developer

9430 ratings at Coursera

Build server-side applications with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, plus HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, serverless, and application security, finishing with a portfolio capstone project.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 13 courses

Learn Node.js: Free Backend Development Course | Scrimba

Discover how to craft fast, efficient backends with Node.js, the go-to runtime for modern web developers. From APIs to fullstack apps, see how Node.js makes bac

• Scrimba
• 3 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Back End Development and APIs

6 ratings

Build back end apps with Node.js and Express: manage npm packages, chain middleware, model data with MongoDB and Mongoose, and ship microservices like a URL shortener.

• freeCodeCamp
• 300 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Web Development w/ Google’s Go (golang) Programming Language

7798 ratings at Udemy

Learn Web Programming from a University Professor in Computer Science with over 20 years of teaching experience.

• Udemy
• 19 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fundamentals of Backend Engineering

7748 ratings at Udemy

Understand backend communication design patterns, protocols, execution and proxying

• Udemy
• 19 hours 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Microsoft Back-End Developer

406 ratings at Coursera

Build server-side applications with C# and .NET: develop APIs, integrate databases with Entity Framework Core, secure and optimize performance, and deploy to Azure with DevOps practices.

• Coursera
• 24 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 8 courses

Backend Master Class [Golang + Postgres + Kubernetes + gRPC]

3144 ratings at Udemy

Learn everything about backend web development: Golang, Postgres, Redis, Gin, gRPC, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD

• Udemy
• 18 hours 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Learning Server-side Programming through Game Development

Build web servers with Node.js: handle the HTTP protocol, promises and AJAX, cookies and authentication, WebSockets with Socket.IO, RESTful APIs, and an MVC multi-page app.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

JavaScript Back-end Capstone Project

11 ratings at Coursera

Build and deploy a backend application: architect it with Node.js, Express and MongoDB, develop CRUD and REST services, secure it with JWT, and deploy via Kubernetes.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Python on the Backend

1228 ratings at Udemy

Learn python back end development, build a website or APIs in Python, designed for students with Mac or Windows

• Udemy
• 4 hours 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Back-end Application Development Capstone Project

44 ratings at Coursera

Build and deploy a multi-microservice application: Flask services backed by MongoDB, a Django app, and Docker images shipped to Code Engine, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

GenAI for Back-End Web Developers

23 ratings at Coursera

Apply generative AI to server-side work: automate code generation, database management, API development, and performance optimization within existing development workflows.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

JavaScript Back-end Capstone Project

11 ratings at Coursera

Build a microservices back end for a second-hand marketplace: REST and MongoDB CRUD APIs in Node.js and Express, JWT authentication, GitHub Actions linting, and Kubernetes deployment.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Build an Online Auction Server with ExpressJS

Learn the basics of the ExpressJS web server framework and write a backend server process that powers a simulated online auction website.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Edureka

Web Development with Rust

Build backend web services in Rust: define routes with Rocket, wire databases through Diesel ORM, document REST APIs with OpenAPI and Swagger, and write async code with Tokio.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course