Backend Engineering
I. Backend Engineering Foundations
1. Introduction to Backend Engineering
2. Role of a Backend Engineer
3. Client Server Architecture
4. Backend Architecture Patterns
5. Monolith vs Microservices
6. API-First Design
7. Backend Project Structure
8. Configuration Management
II. Data, APIs & Business Logic
9. REST API Design
10. Request Validation
11. Error Handling
12. Business Logic Layer
13. Working with SQL Databases
14. Working with NoSQL Databases
15. Transactions & Consistency
16. Data Modeling
III. Scalability, Security & Performance
17. Authentication
18. Authorization
19. Security Threats
20. API Security
21. Caching Strategies
22. Async Processing
23. Message Queues
24. Performance Optimization
IV. Production, Reliability & Career
25. Logging & Monitoring
26. Observability
27. CI/CD for Backend
28. Deployment Strategies
29. Scaling Backend Systems
30. Fault Tolerance
31. Incident Management
32. Backend Case Study
33. Real-World Project
34. System Design Interviews
35. Interview Questions
36. Career Roadmap
37. Senior Engineer Expectations
38. Course Review
39. Capstone Project
40. Wrap-Up