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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

(6,082 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: Back-End Web Development
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Web Design
Category: Web Development
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
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: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Data Structures
Category: Scripting
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Cloud Hosting
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Debugging
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Software Testing
Category: Program Development
Category: Algorithms
Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Scripting Languages

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: Command-Line Interface
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Software Configuration Management
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Collaborative Software
Category: Unix Commands
Category: File Management
Category: Web Development
Category: Linux

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: Databases
Category: Database Design
Category: Query Languages
Category: Database Management
Category: Database Administration
Category: Database Systems
Category: Data Integrity
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: MySQL
Category: Data Validation
Category: Database Management
Category: Web Development
Category: Web Servers
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Restful API
Category: Web Applications
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Data Modeling
Category: User Accounts

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: Debugging
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Category: JSON
Category: Development Environment
Category: Virtual Environment
Category: API Design

What you'll learn

  • Build a Django app

  • Use the full stack

  • Configure an environment

Skills you'll gain

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

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

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

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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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¹ Median salary and job opening data are sourced from Lightcast™ Job Postings Report. Content Creator, Machine Learning Engineer and Salesforce Development Representative (1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024) All other job roles (8/1/2024 - 8/1/2025)