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IBM Back-End Development Professional Certificate
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IBM Back-End Development Professional Certificate

Prepare for a career as a back-end developer. Gain the in-demand skills and hands-on experience to get job-ready in less than 6 months.

John Rofrano
IBM Skills Network Team
Abhishek Gagneja

Instructors: John Rofrano

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.7

(864 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

12 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master the most up-to-date practical skills and knowledge that back-end developers use in their daily roles

  • Learn to deploy and scale applications using methodologies and tools, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, and serverless functions

  • Write back-end applications with object-oriented programming languages including server-side Python while using version control and package managers

  • Employ continuous integration / continuous development (CI/CD) and monitoring methodologies to facilitate software development life-cycle automation

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Professional Certificate - 11 course series

Introduction to Software Engineering

Course 114 hours4.7 (2,114 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Engineering
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Web Development
Category: Computer Science
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Software Testing
Category: Software Design
Category: Cooperation
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Python Programming
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: DevOps
Category: Application Development
Category: CI/CD
Category: Development Environment
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Integrated Development Environments
Category: Devops Tools
Category: Quality Assurance and Control
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Object Oriented Design
Category: Collaboration
Category: Teamwork
Category: Software Quality Assurance
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Unified Modeling Language

Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting

Course 214 hours4.7 (1,386 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the Linux architecture and common Linux distributions and update and install software on a Linux system.

  • Perform common informational, file, content, navigational, compression, and networking commands in Bash shell.

  • Develop shell scripts using Linux commands, environment variables, pipes, and filters.

  • Schedule cron jobs in Linux with crontab and explain the cron syntax. 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Linux
Category: Systems Administration
Category: Unix
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Unix Shell
Category: Computing Platforms
Category: Scripting Languages
Category: Linux Commands
Category: Scripting
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Shell Script
Category: Bash (Scripting Language)
Category: IT Infrastructure
Category: IT Management
Category: Information Technology
Category: Linux Servers
Category: Server Administration
Category: Computer Science

Getting Started with Git and GitHub

Course 310 hours4.6 (1,458 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: GitHub
Category: Version Control
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Software Configuration Management
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Configuration Management
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Open Source Technology

Python for Data Science, AI & Development

Course 425 hours4.6 (38,797 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn Python - the most popular programming language and for Data Science and Software Development.

  • Apply Python programming logic Variables, Data Structures, Branching, Loops, Functions, Objects & Classes.

  • Demonstrate proficiency in using Python libraries such as Pandas & Numpy, and developing code using Jupyter Notebooks.

  • Access and web scrape data using APIs and Python libraries like Beautiful Soup.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Python Programming
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Computer Science
Category: Data Processing
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: NumPy
Category: Scripting Languages
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Science
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Web Scraping
Category: Scripting
Category: Software Design
Category: Object Oriented Design
Category: Data Structures
Category: Data Dictionary
Category: Jupyter
Category: Information Management
Category: Database Administration
Category: Database Management
Category: Data Management
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Database Design
Category: Software Development
Category: Algorithms
Category: Data Engineering
Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Developing AI Applications with Python and Flask

Course 511 hours4.4 (863 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the steps and processes involved in creating a Python application including the application development lifecycle

  • Create Python modules, run unit tests, and package applications while ensuring the PEP8 coding best practices

  • Explain the features of Flask and deploy applications on the web using the Flask framework

  • Create and deploy an AI-based application onto a web server using IBM Watson AI Libraries and Flask

Skills you'll gain

Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: Python Programming
Category: Application Development
Category: Web Development
Category: Release Management
Category: Flask (Web Framework)
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Web Services
Category: Server Side
Category: Service Oriented Architecture
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Quality Assurance and Control
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Software Testing
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Software Design
Category: Restful API
Category: API Design
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Computer Science
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Software Quality Assurance
Category: Application Frameworks
Category: Systems Integration
Category: Web Applications

Django Application Development with SQL and Databases

Course 614 hours4.5 (255 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain what a database is and create an entity relationship data model for a relational database.

  • Compose SQL queries to insert, select, update, and delete data in a database.

  • Use Django ORM to build object-oriented databases.

  • Integrate Bootstrap into your Django template and build interactive web pages.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Database Development
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Web Frameworks
Category: Database Systems
Category: Query Languages
Category: Database Management
Category: SQL
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Object-Relational Mapping
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Web Development
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Databases
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Server Side
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Release Management
Category: Data Management
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Database Theory
Category: Cloud Development
Category: DevOps
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Database Application
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: Application Development
Category: Object Oriented Design
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Database Design
Category: Application Frameworks
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Web Applications
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Software Development

What you'll learn

  • 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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: DevOps
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Kubernetes
Category: OpenShift
Category: Cloud Engineering
Category: CI/CD
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Virtualization
Category: Docker (Software)
Category: Devops Tools
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Release Management

What you'll learn

  • 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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Microservices
Category: Restful API
Category: Cloud Development
Category: API Gateway
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Web Services
Category: API Design
Category: Release Management
Category: Software Design
Category: Cloud Engineering
Category: Application Development
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Software Development
Category: DevOps
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Infrastructure Architecture
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: Continuous Delivery

What you'll learn

  • Explain security by design, learn to develop applications using security by design principles; perform defensive coding following OWASP principles.

  • Describe IBM cloud container vulnerability; perform vulnerability scanning and pen testing with Kali Linux.

  • Describe what to look for in app performance; perform troubleshooting using logging, stack trace, and log analytics.

  • Discuss concepts like Golden Signals; list tools for monitoring and troubleshooting; and test monitoring in action with Prometheus and Grafana.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Security Engineering
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Web Development
Category: Code Review
Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Encryption
Category: Vulnerability Management
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Enterprise Security
Category: Security Software
Category: Application Security
Category: Cryptographic Protocols
Category: Vulnerability
Category: Security Requirements Analysis
Category: IT Security Architecture
Category: Data Security
Category: Key Management
Category: Software Development
Category: Computer Security
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Information Systems Security
Category: Cyber Security Assessment
Category: Cryptography
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Software Quality (SQA/SQC)
Category: Web Applications
Category: Quality Assurance and Control
Category: Cyber Risk
Category: DevSecOps
Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Category: Software Quality Assurance
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Software Testing
Category: Network Security
Category: Penetration Testing
Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Vulnerability Scanning
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: DevOps
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: Security Testing
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Threat Modeling

Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps

Course 1016 hours4.6 (61 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the importance of monitoring and describe concepts like Golden Signals

  • Demonstrate your knowledge of observability with Instana and explain the pillars of observability, cloud native observability, and types of sampling

  • Implement logging and demonstrate your knowledge of telemetry using OpenTelemetry and tracing using Kubernetes

  • Develop hands-on experience with a variety of tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Mezmo (LogDNA), OpenTelemetry, and Instana

Skills you'll gain

Category: System Monitoring
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Systems Administration
Category: Information Technology Operations
Category: Prometheus (Software)
Category: Devops Tools
Category: Site Reliability Engineering
Category: Cloud Engineering
Category: Software Visualization
Category: Cloud Development
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Data Presentation
Category: IT Management
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Information Technology
Category: Grafana
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Application Development
Category: CI/CD
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: DevOps
Category: Test Engineering
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: IT Infrastructure
Category: Data Visualization Software

Back-end Application Development Capstone Project

Course 1118 hours5.0 (30 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate proficiency to develop and deploy backend services and applications

  • Apply your back-end development skills to author microservices and REST APIs in Flask

  • Create and query databases like MongoDB and integrate with Django apps

  • Containerize microservices using Docker and deploy using Kubernetes, OpenShift and serverless

Skills you'll gain

Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Model View Controller
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Web Frameworks
Category: NoSQL
Category: MongoDB
Category: CI/CD
Category: Database Systems
Category: Flask (Web Framework)
Category: Release Management
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Web Development
Category: Data Store
Category: OpenShift
Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Data Infrastructure
Category: Python Programming
Category: Containerization
Category: Operational Databases
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: DevOps
Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Cloud Development
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: IT Infrastructure
Category: Databases
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Application Development
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Web Applications
Category: Computer Science
Category: Data Architecture
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Server Side
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Database Management
Category: Data Storage
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Cloud Engineering
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Database Theory
Category: Data Management
Category: Cloud Platforms

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
58 Courses1,003,170 learners
Abhishek Gagneja
IBM
5 Courses149,429 learners
Joseph Santarcangelo
IBM
33 Courses1,667,151 learners

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