Backend Development Roadmap

Master backend development skills for AI/ML applications

API Development

Foundation

RESTful APIs

Design principles, HTTP methods, status codes, endpoints

FastAPIFlaskDjango REST

GraphQL APIs

Schema design, resolvers, queries, mutations

GrapheneStrawberryAriadne

API Security

Authentication, authorization, JWT, OAuth

PyJWTpython-joseauthlib

API Testing

Unit tests, integration tests, API documentation

pytestrequestsswagger

Database Management

Essential

SQL Databases

Schema design, queries, optimization, migrations

SQLAlchemyAlembicpsycopg2

NoSQL Databases

Document stores, key-value stores, graph databases

MongoDBRedisNeo4j

Vector Databases

Embedding storage, similarity search, indexing

ChromaDBPineconeMilvus

Data Modeling

Database design patterns, relationships, optimization

Pydanticmarshmallowdataclasses

Infrastructure & Deployment

Advanced

Containerization

Docker containers, orchestration, scaling

docker-composekubernetes-clientpodman

Cloud Services

AWS, GCP, Azure integration and deployment

boto3google-cloudazure-sdk

CI/CD Pipelines

Continuous integration, deployment automation

GitHub ActionsJenkinsCircleCI

Monitoring & Logging

Application monitoring, logging, alerting

PrometheusGrafanaELK Stack

Performance & Scaling

Advanced

Caching Strategies

In-memory caching, distributed caching, CDN

RedisMemcachedVarnish

Asynchronous Processing

Message queues, task queues, webhooks

CeleryRabbitMQApache Kafka

Load Balancing

Traffic distribution, high availability, failover

NginxHAProxyTraefik

Performance Optimization

Query optimization, profiling, bottleneck analysis

cProfileline_profilermemory_profiler

Security & Compliance

Essential

Security Best Practices

OWASP guidelines, secure coding, vulnerability scanning

BanditSafetyPyGoat

Encryption & Hashing

Data encryption, password hashing, secure storage

cryptographybcryptpasslib

Rate Limiting

API throttling, DDoS protection, request validation

Flask-LimiterDjango-ratelimitFastAPI limits

Compliance & Auditing

GDPR, HIPAA, audit logging, data protection

python-auditgdpr-complianceaudit-log

Track your progress through essential backend development skills

Focus on building scalable and secure systems for AI applications