Are you a front-end developer or early-career programmer looking to advance your back-end development skills? This webinar will help you build modern, scalable, and secure back-end systems while exploring the latest technologies shaping the industry. Whether you're transitioning to full-stack or refining your expertise, this session offers practical insights into frameworks, architecture, security, and cloud integration.
Hear from a leading back-end development expert as they explore essential skills, from selecting the right framework to leveraging AI and cloud technologies for scalable, high-performance applications.
What you will learn:
- Choose the right framework and apply best practices for scalable, maintainable architecture (Node.js, Django, Flask).
- Secure your code and optimize performance with database best practices, API security, and concurrency techniques.
- Deploy and scale applications by selecting the right cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP) and automating workflows with CI/CD.
- Leverage AI for development using tools like GitHub Copilot and VS Code AI Toolkit to accelerate coding and deployment.
You will also hear about WatSPEED's Back-End Development program and better understand how the program integrates hands-on skill building into your learning experience.
Meet your workshop hosts
Larry Simon
Back-End Development Program Lead
Larry Simon is an entrepreneur, management consultant, and angel investor, specializing in IT strategy and data analytics. He is the founder and managing director of Inflection Group and has over 30 years of experience advising startups, global corporations, and government institutions.
Larry was previously a partner with Ernst & Young Consulting, their CTO and national director of their strategy and delivery centres. Larry is the lead for the Data Science certificate program, which is offered in partnership with the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.
Register to attend the webinar!
Don't miss on this opportunity to meet your course instructor, ask questions, and learn more about what makes this innovative program so unique.
Questions? Let's chat!
For questions about the program, please contact: watspeedcareeraccelerator@uwaterloo.ca