Why settle for mediocrity?
The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code
Avoid tutorial hell
by writing a ton of code
Stay motivated with
dopamine-driven development
Build portfolio projects
to prove your skills
Delve deeper
into foundational concepts
Learn flexibly online
without interrupting your life
For 1% the price of college
to minimize your financial risk
Join over 500,000 students learning modern backend skills
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I earned my CS degree several years ago, but was unable to land a coding job. I've completed most of the learning path and I'm ecstatic to report I've started my first full-time software engineering role!
David Kennard
Boston Technologies
Tennessee, USA
The knowledgable developers in the Boot.dev Discord helped me land my first job in just a month!
Megan Astraus
Strongmind
Arizona, USA
As a Head of Data Science at a consulting company, I'm always looking to improve my skills. After completing almost all Boot.dev has to offer, I can say it's the ideal choice for backend training.
Isaac Flath
Centriam
Washington D.C. USA
I've been working as a postdoc, and ever since getting my feet wet with code I have been interested in transitioning into tech. I recently completed the back-end path on Boot.dev and just landed my first professional development job!
Theo
Freie Universität Berlin
Connecticut, USA
As a senior dev, the Boot.dev courses have helped me land my first Go job at Ardan Labs!
Daniel Gerep
Ardan Labs
Cássia Brazil
A proven path to a back-end career
It takes most students around 12 months to complete the curriculum
Learn in-demand back-end technologies like Python, SQL, and Go
Spend about 12 months if you're doing it part-time
There's no risk, cancel anytime
We don't tolerate unhappy students: ask for a refund within 30 days and it's yours
Backend developers in the US earn over $100,000
Some folks might look at the job data and assume that front-end positions are better for entry-level developers because salaries are lower. On the contrary! There is both higher demand and lower supply for backend positions.
If you like working with data, logic, and servers, you might just enjoy the back-end.
Taught by the best
Modern courses taught by engineers who worked at companies like Netflix, SourceGraph, and Reputation
The Primeagen
Lane Wagner
TJ DeVries
Sarah Schulte
and many more...
Frequently asked questions
Got questions? We've got answers
It's completely up to you. The time it will take you to be "job ready" will depend on how much you already know, how often you study, and how long you study for. That said, the backend career path takes many people about 12 months.
Absolutely! If you built it, use it. You'll build several personal projects while completing our curriculum, and our final course about finding jobs will show you how to construct a job-ready portfolio.
We're not a $10,000 bootcamp.
We're not a $50,000 university degree.
We are a self-paced, gamified online learning platform for back-end web development. You can learn with us for the price of a gym membership.
You can read all about our methodology here. In a nutshell, we're laser focused on teaching backend-development, which is somewhat of a rarity in online learning. We're also focused on solving what we believe is the hardest problem with online learning: boredom.
If you prefer coding rather than watching, and your struggle with online learning is staying motivated and engaged, we think you'll like learning with us.
Yes! It's free to create an account and start learning. You'll get all the immersive and interactive features for free for a few chapters. After that, if you still haven't paid for a membership, you'll be in read-only (content only) mode.