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📈 High Demand

⚙️ Backend Development

Master Node.js, Express, databases, REST & GraphQL APIs.

20 weeks📊 Intermediate₹8-22 LPA
Node.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBREST APIsDockerJWTRedis

Week-by-Week Plan

Week 1-3

Node.js Fundamentals

  • Node runtime
  • npm ecosystem
  • File system
  • Events & callbacks
  • ES Modules
🏗️ Project: CLI file organiser
Node.js DocsNodeSchool
Week 4-7

Express & REST APIs

  • Express routing
  • Middleware
  • Error handling
  • REST best practices
  • Postman
🏗️ Project: Full CRUD REST API for a blog
Express GuideREST API Tutorial
Week 8-11

Databases (SQL & NoSQL)

  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL JOINs
  • Prisma ORM
  • MongoDB & Mongoose
  • DB design
🏗️ Project: Add database to blog API
Postgres TutorialPrisma Docs
Week 12-15

Auth & Security

  • JWT authentication
  • bcrypt
  • OAuth2
  • Rate limiting
  • Redis caching
🏗️ Project: Add auth & caching to API
JWT.ioRedis Docs
Week 16-20

DevOps & Deployment

  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • GitHub Actions CI/CD
  • Railway/Render deploy
  • Logging
🏗️ Project: Dockerise & deploy API
Docker DocsRailway

Jobs You Can Apply For

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