Industry Connect have helped hundreds of graduates from all over the world find jobs here in New Zealand. Most of these amazing people are what’s known as a back-end developer. But what is that exactly, and how do you become one? Read on to find out!
What is a back-end developer?
A back-end developer is all about the “server-side” of web applications. Server-side is the code and language that runs behind the scenes on the web server or the back-end.
The front-end is the client side, and front-end developers worry about the side that people online interact with. A back-end developer deals with the code that makes the website run in the first place. To do this, they use of server-side scripting languages like Ruby or PHP.
Aside from making web applications functional, back-end developers are also responsible for optimizing the application for speed and efficiency. On top of that, back-end developers often create databases, which are a crucial component for all web applications. Common databases include MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
Who works with the back-end developer?
Back-end developers typically work in groups or with a back-end team. However, within larger teams, there can be both back-end and front-end developers, which can include engineers, and UX architects.
On the back-end team, back-end developers work alongside software engineers each with a specific role like REST API development or quality assurance (QA). Even within the back-end, there are different roles and responsibilities.
How do I become a back-end developer?
By joining Industry Connect!
We have specialist courses for you to join, designed in such a way that you start at the bottom and gradually work your way up, learning as you go. By the end of the 6 week job-ready course, you’ll be able to look for jobs in the industry.
Most people though stay on with us as an intern, gaining invaluable experience by working on live commercial projects and with a dedicated and professional team. We also take you through interviewing techniques and help you create the perfect CV. Once you have the experience and the confidence together, there’s no stopping you from landing your dream job!
Contact us today and lets get the ball rolling on your new career as a back-end developer!
What is Industry Connect?
We have been helping career changers, recent IT graduates and people with career gap to start their IT/software careers.
Over the years, we have helped hundreds kick-start an IT/software career. (Verifiable evidences are available on this website)
OUR CORE
We are an innovative software training school backed by global/local software companies. Our ecosystem is an incubation process that supports our participants until they launch a tech career.
OUR PROGRAMMES
Our Job-Ready training programmes focus on,
- Software Development
- Business Intelligence (or Data Analyst)
- Test Analyst
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
- Six Weeks Training Classes (Practical Tech Skills)
- Three Months (or more) Structured Internship on Large Commercial-Scale Projects (Learning enhanced, flexible Hours)
- Employer Network (job analysis and internal referral if goals are met)
You can join us via Zoom (live face-to-face meeting) remotely from anywhere and "download" the valuable knowledge & experiences from our tech experts across different tech centres.
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