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Backend Development

Anyone can make an endpoint return data. A Backend Engineer makes the system behind it survive production.

Who it's for

Anyone ready to build the systems that power real applications.

  • Beginners starting a career in software engineering.
  • Frontend developers who want to own the full stack.
  • Developers who know some Python and want to build production APIs.

What you'll build

A complete, deployed backend system you can show anywhere.

A production-grade REST APIs built with Django and Django REST Framework with authentication, a real database, and a deployed live endpoint and documented as a portfolio case study.

Who it's for

Anyone ready to build the systems that power real applications.

  • Beginners starting a career in software engineering.
  • Frontend developers who want to own the full stack.
  • Developers who know some Python and want to build production APIs.
  1. 01
    Foundations

    Python fundamentals and the Django framework.

  2. 02
    Models, databases & ORM

    Data modeling, migrations, relationships, and querying with Django ORM.

  3. 03
    APIs & authentication

    REST APIs with Django REST Framework, auth, and permissions.

  4. 04
    Production & capstone

    Testing, security, deployment — then ship and present your project.

01

Live, small cohorts

Real classes with an instructor and a group — not a video you watch alone.

02

Build a real thing

Every course ends with a working project, made on real tools.

03

Taught by practitioners

Learn from people who build AI in production, not career instructors.

04

Leave with proof

A certification and a portfolio piece you can show an employer.

The courses

Pick where you want to build.

Six courses, from your first app to architecting production systems.

Are these live or recorded?

Every course is taught live, online, in a small cohort.

Do I need a technical background?

It depends on the course. Each course page is clear about who it's for.

What do I walk away with?

A recognised certification and a portfolio artifact — the thing you built.

Start building this month.

Find the course that fits where you are.