About Professional Certification 'IBM Back-End Development' course
Prepare for a career in the rapidly growing field of software development. In just 6 months, this program will give you the skills, tools, and portfolio to give you a competitive edge in the job market as an entry-level back-end developer.
Back-end developers are the professionals who create and maintain the engines that process data and perform actions on websites, and the demand for these professionals has never been higher.
You'll learn the latest tools and technologies used by professional back-end developers, including Linux scripting, Git and GitHub, Python, SQL, databases, Django, containers with Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift, microservices, serverless, and application security and monitoring. You'll practice working with these technologies to build the server-side systems and services that power modern web and mobile applications.
Upon completion of the full program, you will build a portfolio of projects that will give you confidence and help you successfully pass interviews, and you will also receive a Professional Certificate from IBM to demonstrate your skills to potential employers.
You'll also get access to the IBM Talent Network, where you'll receive job openings as soon as they become available, recommendations that match your skills and interests, and tips and advice to help you stand out from the crowd.
Applied learning project
- Throughout the life of your professional certificate, you will have many opportunities to apply your acquired skills in labs and projects. Projects include:
- Develop shell scripts for repetitive tasks such as backing up files
- Create and distribute open source projects on GitHub
- Developing a Python Application with Endpoints for English to French Translation
- Refactoring the code and hosting the application using IBM Cloud and Cloud Foundry, using CI/CD to ensure automatic deployment of changes
- Adding a Feature to an Online Course Using Django Full-stack Skills
- Create and deploy a guestbook that deploys updates using Openshift image streams and multi-tier guestbook versioning
- Develop an internal application that displays song lyrics, band photos, and sells concert tickets by creating and integrating a Mongo database, Flask service, and Django application
- Definition and Analysis of a Software Engineer Job Posting