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Backend Development

APIs, data, reliability — the systems behind products.

Mentor-style plan: language depth → HTTP/API → database → deploy a service → internship.

Complements THEi ICT Software Developer track with a server-side / API focus.

🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science

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Practice labs for this career path

Prioritize these virtual projects for “Backend Development” so your portfolio matches the role.

Build a Job Tracker API (Node.js + Express)

Backend core: design and ship a REST API

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Express Auth Lab (Sessions)

Backend core: login, sessions, protected routes

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SQL Lab: SQLite + Node.js

Backend core: SQL and relational modeling

Open

Add Tests to Your Code (Node.js)

Protect API logic with tests

Open

Ship It: Git + Public Deploy

Ship a public URL interviewers can open

Open

System Design One-Pager Lab

Practice a system-design one-pager and trade-offs

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Next: interview prep

Start with Technical questions for this path, and turn your labs into STAR stories.

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Skills to build

One primary language

Java, Go, or Node/TypeScript — pick one and go deep

Stage 1

HTTP & APIs

REST, auth (JWT/session), validation, error design

Stage 1

Data layer

SQL modeling, indexes, transactions; Redis optional

Stage 2

Certifications

Cloud practitioner (optional)

AWS Cloud Practitioner / Azure Fundamentals

Stage 1

Prefer shipping over cert stacking

One production-like service beats 3 unused certs

Stage 2

Projects & portfolio

CRUD API + DB

Auth + one domain resource + README

Stage 1

Observability lite

Logging, basic metrics, docker-compose

Stage 2

Internship planning

Year-2 summer

Backend intern, platform intern, full-stack with BE focus

Stage 1

Interview prep parallel

DSA basics + explain your API decisions

Stage 2

Mentors who can guide this path Points 8 mentors Book with points 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science

Taylor

Data Analyst Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics 20 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent data analyst , metrics, experimentation and decision storytelling.

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Jerry

Product Manager Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics ✏️ Design & UX 19 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent product manager , user research, roadmap prioritisation and cross-functional delivery.

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Winko

Tech Consulting · Backend Oracle · Tencent 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 16 consultations Points · 15 min

Oracle technical consulting background plus Tencent backend engineering , enterprise and internet s…

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Iris

AI / Web3 Product Manager Baidu · Web3 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics ✏️ Design & UX 15 consultations Points · 15 min

AI PM at Baidu with Web3 product experience , roadmaps, user research, and 0→1 launches.

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Max

Pre-sales Engineer Huawei / Alibaba 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 15 consultations Points · 15 min

Pre-sales engineer experience across Huawei and Alibaba , bridging customers and product teams.

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Anson

AI Product Manager ByteDance 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics 14 consultations Points · 15 min

ByteDance AI Product Manager , shipping AI features at consumer scale.

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Kelvin

Technical Presale Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 14 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent technical presale , customer discovery, solution design and PoC delivery for enterprise acc…

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Cassie

Solutions Engineer Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 13 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent Solutions Engineer helping enterprise customers turn cloud & AI into shipped outcomes.

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