Backend development means working on server-side software, which focuses on everything you can't see on a website. Back-end developers ensure the website performs correctly, focusing on databases, back-end logic, application programming interface (APIs), architecture, and servers. They use code that helps browsers communicate with databases. Back-end developers collaborate with front-end developers,product managers, principal architects, and website testers to build the structure of a website or mobile app.
Back-End Developers use a range of technology and software, many of which fall into three categories:
databases are used to store user information and other important data. Popular database management systems include:
Backend development is used in server-side programming. It is responsible for the server-side of the software that stores and analyzes data, as well as ensuring smooth application performance.
Frameworks an enthusiastic programming community behind it. Frameworks make software development faster and easier, saving time that developers would otherwise spend writing code. Popular frameworks include: Ruby on Rails Django and Flask Express.js an enthusiastic programming community behind it.
In another post, Doug, one of our Senior Back-End Engineers, gives us an overview of what a Back-End
Developer does. While touching on the role's capacity for problem-solving, he provides a list of
common responsibilities, including:
Creating, integrating, and managing databases.
Using back-end frameworks to build server-side software.
Validating data to make sure it's formatted correctly before being sent to the
database.
Integrating user-facing elements with server-side elements to make sure that information is
being sent to the right place so the server can retrieve it.