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Meta Back-End Developer Professional Certificate
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Meta Back-End Developer Professional Certificate

Launch your career as a back-end developer. Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career and earn a credential from Meta. No degree or prior experience required to get started.

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No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
8 months at 6 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

(6,088 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
8 months at 6 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Gain the technical skills required to become a qualified back-end developer

  • Learn to use programming systems including Python Syntax, Linux commands, Git, SQL, Version Control, Cloud Hosting, APIs, JSON, XML and more

  • Build a portfolio using your new skills and begin interview preparation including tips for what to expect when interviewing for engineering jobs

  • Learn in-demand programming skills and how to confidently use code to solve problems

What’s included

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Taught in English
176 practice exercises

Professional Certificate - 9 course series

What you'll learn

  • Distinguish between front-end, back-end, and full-stack developers.

  • Create and style a webpage with HTML and CSS.

  • The benefits of working with UI frameworks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework)
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Web Design
Category: Web Development
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: General Networking

What you'll learn

  • Foundational programming skills with basic Python Syntax.

  • How to use objects, classes and methods.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Structures
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Scripting
Category: Software Testing
Category: Scripting Languages
Category: Cloud Hosting
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Program Development
Category: Debugging
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Algorithms
Category: Django (Web Framework)

What you'll learn

  • Implement Version Control systems 

  • Navigate and configure using the command line 

  • Use a GitHub repository. Create a GitHub repository

  • Manage code revisions

Skills you'll gain

Category: Version Control
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: GitHub
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Software Configuration Management
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Unix Commands
Category: Web Development
Category: Linux
Category: Collaborative Software
Category: File Management

What you'll learn

  • Concepts and principles that underpin how databases work.

  • Plan and execute a simple database development project.

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Design
Category: Databases
Category: Database Systems
Category: Database Management
Category: Query Languages
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Database Administration
Category: MySQL

What you'll learn

  • Build a web server

  • Data modeling

  • Implement web security best practices

Skills you'll gain

Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Data Validation
Category: MySQL
Category: Database Management
Category: Restful API
Category: Web Applications
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Web Development
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Data Modeling
Category: User Accounts
Category: Web Servers

What you'll learn

  • API development

  • Principles of REST architecture

  • Build a basic API

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Validation
Category: Authentications
Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Restful API
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: Debugging
Category: JSON
Category: Development Environment
Category: API Design
Category: Virtual Environment
Category: Extensible Markup Language (XML)

What you'll learn

  • Build a Django app

  • Use the full stack

  • Configure an environment

Skills you'll gain

Category: Scalability
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Javascript
Category: MySQL
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Web Applications
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Virtual Environment
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Cloud Hosting
Category: Front-End Web Development

What you'll learn

  • Create a Django web server with multiple API endpoints

  • Connect Django to a MySQL database

Skills you'll gain

Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Restful API
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Authentications
Category: MySQL
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Software Technical Review
Category: Version Control
Category: Development Testing
Category: Database Development
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Web Applications

What you'll learn

  • Prepare for a coding interview

  • Prepare for a Meta interview

  • Solve problems using code

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Structures
Category: Algorithms
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Computer Science
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Program Development
Category: Pseudocode
Category: Computational Logic
Category: Theoretical Computer Science
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Communication
Category: Java Programming
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Python Programming

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Build toward a degree

When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

 

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Taught by Meta Staff
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