Goal: To Get a Job | Salary: ₹8-10 lakh | Professional Certificate | No Degree or Prior Experience Needed | Taught by Meta Staff | Duration: 8 Months
This is a job-oriented 9-course series from Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The course helps you launch your career as a back-end developer. You learn job-ready skills and earn professional credentials from Meta.
What You’ll Learn
- 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 You’ll Earn
- ₹8-10 lakh per year is the average salary for a Backend Developer in India (Source: in.indeed.com, glassdoor.co.in)
- $140,000+ per year is the median salary for back-end development in the US (Source: Lightcast™ US Job Postings)
Details
On completion of this 9-course Professional Certificate series, you’ll get access to the Meta Career Programs Job Board—a job search platform that connects you with 200+ employers who have committed to sourcing talent through Meta’s certificate programs, as well as career support resources to help you with your job search.
The course has been designed by the software engineering experts at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.
By the end, you’ll put your new skills to work by completing a real-world project where you’ll create your own back-end web application.
Applied Learning Project
Throughout the program, you will engage in applied learning through hands-on activities to help level up your knowledge. At the end of each course, you will complete 10 micro-projects that will help prepare you for the next steps in your software engineering career.
In each of these projects, you will use a lab environment or a web application to perform tasks such as:
- Solve problems using Python code
- Manage a project in GitHub using version control in Git, Git repositories and the Linux Terminal
- Design and build a simple Django app
There will be a Capstone project at the end, where you will bring your new skillset together to create a Django web app.
