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Backend Developer

Build the Engine That Powers the Web

Salary Expectations (₹ INR, per annum)

Fresher

₹5 – ₹9 LPA

Mid-Level

₹10 – ₹18 LPA

Senior

₹20 – ₹40+ LPA

6–8 Weeks

Learn server-side JavaScript with Node.js and the Express framework to build APIs and web servers.

Node.js Fundamentals — Event loop, modules, file system, and the Node runtime environment.

Express.js — Routing, middleware, request/response handling, and building RESTful APIs.

Authentication — JWT tokens, sessions, bcrypt for passwords, and secure user login flows.

REST API Design — Best practices for designing clean, versioned, and documented APIs.

Hitesh Choudhary: Backend Series YouTube

Project-based learning for backend with JavaScript.

CodeWithHarry: Node.js YouTube

Comprehensive Node.js and Express tutorials in Hindi.

4–6 Weeks

Learn to store, query, and manage data using both relational and non-relational databases.

SQL (PostgreSQL) — Relational databases — schemas, joins, indexes, transactions, and migrations.

NoSQL (MongoDB) — Document databases — collections, CRUD operations, aggregations, and indexing.

ORMs — Prisma or Mongoose to interact with the database using your programming language.

Caching — Redis for caching frequent queries and session management to improve performance.

Ankit Bansal YouTube

High-quality SQL interview questions and tutorials.

MongoDB University Free Course

MongoDB's official free courses for all skill levels.

4–6 Weeks

Ship your backend to the cloud and learn the tools that make real-world software work.

Git & GitHub — Version control, branching strategies, and collaborative workflows.

Docker — Containerize your app and its dependencies for consistent environments.

Cloud Basics — Deploy to AWS EC2/Render/Railway — understand compute, storage, and networking.

CI/CD — Automate testing and deployment with GitHub Actions.

Kunal Kushwaha: DevOps Bootcamp YouTube

Covers Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and deployment concepts.