Top Skills To Become A Back End Web Developer

Posted by mokshattri on September 27th, 2019

What is the Backend Development?

Back-end web development refers to server-side development. It is mainly the term used for the behind-the-scenes activities that happen when performing any action on a website. It can be logging in to your account or purchasing a watch from an online store.


Backend developer mainly focuses on databases, scripting, and the architecture of websites. So, code written by back-end developers helps to communicate the database information to the browser.

Skill sets required to become a Backend Web Developer

A backend developer works with the following

Web Development Languages
Database and cache
Server
API (REST & SOAP)


Development Languages

Backend engineer should always know at least one server-side programming languages like Java, Python, Ruby, .Net etc.

Database and cache

Knowledge of various DBMS technology is mainly another important need of backend developer. MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle, SQLServer, Redis are widely used for this purpose. So, knowledge of caching mechanisms like varnish, Memcached, Redis is a plus.

Server

Exposure to handling Apache, Nginx, IIS servers, Microsoft IIS is desirable. A good background in Linux mainly helps tremendously in administering servers.

API (REST & SOAP):

Knowledge of web services or API is always important for full-stack developers. So, knowledge of creations and consumption of REST and SOAP services is desirable.

Roles and responsibilities of Backend Developer

The backend developer job is mainly to understand the goals of the website and come up with effective solutions

Storing data and also ensuring that it is displayed to that user who is supposed to have access to it

Responsible for developing Payment processing system like accepting data, securely storing that info, and making charges to that payment

Manage APIs resources which work across devices

He or she might be involved in the architecture of a system and Data science analyses.

Developers are always responsible to organize the logic of the system which runs across various devices

It is always seen that a backend developer needs to involve in building frameworks or the architecture to make it easier to program against.

Back-end developers should also have the skill for implementing algorithms and solving system-related problems.

Summary

Backend web Development refers to the server-side development 

The Backend Developer mainly works on Development Languages, Database, and cache, Server, API (REST & SOAP), etc.

The backend web developer should always understand the goals of the website and come up with effective solutions

Front-end development service can't be offered independently but we can offer Back-end development service independently

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