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January 14, 2025
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Launch your Back-End JavaScript Developer career . Build the skills and hands-on experience to get job-ready in under four months. No degree or prior experience required.
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Basic computer literacy.
Develop back-end applications using JavaScript technologies like Node and Express and manage code using GitHub repositories.
Deploy and scale applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, and Serverless computing.
Design, develop, use, and integrate REST APIs in back-end applications to communicate with client-side technologies.
Employ DevOps practices and Agile methodologies to continuously build and deploy secure software.
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Prepare for a career in the high-growth field of backend development. In this program, you’ll develop skills needed for an entry-level, backend JavaScript developer in as little as 4 months. No prior degree or software engineering experience is required.
Industries have ever-increasing needs for talented backend developers who can use JavaScript to write server-side applications. These modular applications connect to front-end interfaces and enable communication with databases, networking technologies, and more to power the user experience.
When you complete this program, you’ll develop expertise with the range of back-end developer tools that make them highly sought after in our web-centric world. Get hands-on experience with server-side systems that power modern web and mobile applications to get hands-on experiences with these technologies.
Technologies covered include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Express, Git and GitHub, SQL and NoSQL databases, containers with Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, and Serverless. Upon completing the full program, you will have built a portfolio of projects to provide you with the confidence to excel in your interviews. You’ll receive a Professional Certificate and badge from IBM to showcase your proficiency to potential employers.
In the final course, you will learn inside tips and steps to perform professionally and effectively at interviews and unlock exclusive access to career support resources to help you in your job search.
Applied Learning Project
Throughout the professional certificate, you have ample opportunities to apply skills learned through labs and projects. Projects include:
Creating and sharing open-source projects on GitHub.
Crafting a travel recommendation website using JavaScript APIs that align with your user preferences.
Writing a server-side application that stores, retrieves, and manages book ratings and reviews with Node.js and Express framework.
Building and deploying a multitier guestbook with rolling updates using Openshift image streams.
Writing a backend application that uses MongoDB with API endpoints so it readily integrates with a client-side application and deploying it to Kubernetes.
Preparing your backend developer resume and portfolio.
Describe software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies and stacks.
List different types of programming languages and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditions using Python.
Outline approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architectures.
Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.
Describe the Web Application Development Ecosystem and terminology like front-end developer, back-end, server-side, and full stack.
Identify the developer tools and integrated development environments (IDEs) used by web developers.
Create and structure basic web pages using HTML and style them with CSS.
Develop dynamic web pages with interactive features using JavaScript.
Describe version control and its place in social and collaborative coding and in DevOps.
Explain basic Git concepts such as repositories and branches used for distributed version control and social coding.
Create GitHub repositories and branches, and perform pull requests (PRs) and merge operations, to collaborate on a team project.
Build your portfolio by creating and sharing an open-source project on GitHub.
Describe JavaScript development concepts, list ES6 features, outline data structures, and explore arrays, DOM, AJAX, and debugging techniques.
Explore handling errors and exceptions, functions and events, apply string manipulation and error-handing techniques, and traverse the DOM.
Compare functions, values, reference types, and strategies in promises and async/await, and discuss modifying the appearance of DOM elements.
Employ JavaScript functions, services, tools, and libraries to create and style navigation and pages, and AJAX to fetch and display data from APIs.
Create server-side applications using the Node.js JavaScript run time.
Extend your Node.js applications with third-party packages and frameworks, including Express.
Use npm to manage Node.js packages in your Node.js application.
Develop asynchronous callback functions and promises to complete asynchronous operations.
Explore cloud native applications concepts and methodologies, recognize CNCF’s impact, and analyse the benefits of CI/CD, Agile, and Scrum.
Recognize the DevOps culture, and its significance, differentiate between TDD and BDD, and explore the principles and characteristics of MongoDB.
Implement CI/CD practices and connect and integrate user stories using Zenhub to facilitate the Agile development process.
Enhance application functionality using tools and techniques, store, manage, and perform basic data operations using MongoDB and CRUD operations.
Using containers, learn how to move applications quickly across any environment.
Build cloud native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Istio.
Describe and leverage Kubernetes architecture to set up and use an entire lifecycle-based container management system.
Create and leverage a YAML deployment file to configure and create resources such as pods, services, replicasets, and others in a declarative way.
Summarize the fundamentals of Microservices, their advantages, and contrast with monolithic architectures.
Create REST API endpoints and invoke them using cURL and Postman; Use SwaggerUI to document and test APIs.
Create, and deploy microservices using Docker containers and serverless technologies like IBM Code Engine.
Practice hands-on with labs and projects using a no-charge cloud-based environment.
Implement fundamental back-end development concepts with Node, Express, and NoSQL databases
Develop secure RESTful APIs using Node and Express to communicate with databases
Apply authentication and authorization mechanisms and implement error handling
Scale and deploy Node database applications on a cloud platform
Integrate and apply your JavaScript, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB skills
Build and deploy a real-world backend application using popular cloud-native concepts such as containers and serverless
Apply DevOps and Agile practices by employing CI/CD pipelines and developing user stories
Construct secure endpoint APIs within your application to ensure seamless communication with the front-end and databases
Describe the role of a software engineer and some career path options as well as the prospective opportunities in the field.
Explain how to build a foundation for a job search, including researching job listings, writing a resume, and making a portfolio of work.
Summarize what a candidate can expect during a typical job interview cycle, different types of interviews, and how to prepare for interviews.
Explain how to give an effective interview, including techniques for answering questions and how to make a professional personal presentation.
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As little as 4 to 6 months.
No prior experience is necessary to get started.
Yes, it is highly recommended to take the courses in the order they are listed, as they progressively build on concepts taught in previous courses.
At this time, college/university credit is not available for taking this program.
Upon completing the full program, you will have built a portfolio of projects to provide you with the confidence to excel in your interviews. You’ll receive a Professional Certificate and badge from IBM to showcase your proficiency to potential employers.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Certificate, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Certificate. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
¹ Median salary and job opening data are sourced from Lightcast™ Job Postings Report. Data for job roles relevant to featured programs (2/1/2024 - 2/1/2025)
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