A rigorous backend web development course jointly developed with Amazon. This 1,440-hour online program prepares you for entry-level engineering roles at companies of all sizes.
On average, our Backend Development graduates earn more than $120,000 a year.
Where could our Backend Development course take you?
Is the Backend Development course right for me?
We recommend you have at least a foundation of coding concepts before beginning BloomTech’s Backend Development course. These skills include:
As a backend developer, you’ll design, build, and maintain a scalable “behind-the-scenes” infrastructure to support the user interfaces and user experiences built by frontend developers.
We jointly developed our Backend Development curriculum with Amazon, so with our course, you’ll gain the in-demand skills to join this exciting field, faster.
Demand for software developers is expected to grow 22%
by 2030, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Software and web developers earn a median salary of $105,310
Employers in virtually every industry are competing for backend talent. By completing our Backend Development course, you could take advantage of this opportunity.
BloomTech’s Backend Development course is based on the success of Amazon Technical Academy, which trains non-technical Amazon employees for software development engineering roles within the company. Our program covers the same critical knowledge and skills required to succeed as a backend developer or software engineer, without needing a 4-year CS degree.
Using Java, DynamoDB, Concurrency, and other current technologies, you’ll gain the specialized experience needed to launch your career in backend development.
"Going to BloomTech got me used to what it would be like working in a real tech company. If I didn't have that experience I would have been totally lost."
Orientation
Access 1:1 coaching, live instruction and community events, and self-paced content to prepare you for Sprint 1 and beyond.
Java Foundations
Problem-solving strategies, command-line basics, IDE basics, Git basics, variables, arithmetic operations, strings, user input, object instantiation, boolean logic, conditionals, loops, arrays, and more.
Intermediate Java
Writing and testing functional requirements, debugging, unit testing, memory, encapsulation, polymorphism and interfaces, primitive wrapper classes, generics, lists, and more.
Designing with Java
Logging, remote debugging, inheritance, polymorphism, hashing, set, maps, design with composition, exception handling, mocking, and statics.
Working with Databases
HTTP and RESTful services, introduction to DynamoDB, creating exceptions, dependency injection, linked lists, searching, Big O, recursion, data stores, and deploying.
Learn and Be Curious
API design, DynamoDB table design, DynamoDB index design, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, integration tests, and scrum. Practice your new skills while building a project in a team setting.
Advanced Java
Iterators, DynamoDB delete, DynamoDB query, stacks, queues, intro to computer hardware, intro to operating systems, threads, immutability, final, in-memory caching, and more.
Java at Scale
Optionals, streams, DynamoDB scan, JSON serialization, executor services, futures, thread safety, graphs, trees, service design, and intro to relational databases.
Interview Preparation
Solving technical programming challenges that may include: complexity, counting frequencies, string representation, loops, sort, division & modulo, priority queue, sliding windows, prefix sums, linked lists, stacks, segment trees, graphs, and more.
Labs
Participate in our in-house apprenticeship program by building a real-world project in a small team.
BloomTech’s Backend Development program is a live course, online, that adjusts to your schedule and your pace. Combined with hands-on experience, on-demand learning, and personalized support, you get education that truly works.
How you complete our 1,440-hour course is up to you.
Getting and staying “in the zone” exponentially improves learning rates, skill acquisition, creativity, and productivity. Our flexible, fully supported experience empowers you to hit—and maintain—a flow state for maximum learning.
“To have flexibility to do classes in the evening, and complete these projects as needed, was a make-or-break deal for me. Without that flexibility, I wouldn’t have been able to do the program.”
We exist to get our learners jobs. That’s why we weave personalized career services into every aspect of our Backend Development program.
Career support begins as soon as you enroll in BloomTech and continues until you accept a well paying job offer.
“The career support staff have helped hundreds of students before you in the same situation. No matter how little or how much experience you have, they're looking out for you.”
We provide a direct path to a high-paying career, with less risk. We designed our tuition options to ensure more people can access the education needed to launch a career in tech.
Our most popular tuition option requires zero tuition up front and is covered by the 110% Tuition Refund Guarantee. If you follow the BloomTech job search program and don't get job offers paying at least $50,000 a year within a year of graduation, we’ll refund your full tuition and pay you an additional 10%.
You can pay the tuition upfront in a single payment or broken into 3 installments. The total cost of tuition is $19,000 $13,500 for all states or $12,000 for international residents. If you follow our program, meet the requirements of our Tuition Refund Guarantee, and don’t get a job paying at least $50K a year within 365 days of graduation, you could get a full refund and an additional 10% payment.
BloomTech requires dedication and hard work. It’s important to ask yourself, “Is this right for me?” Before you apply, make sure all of these statements are true for you.
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Congratulations on being admitted to BloomTech! Unlike other schools, you don't have to wait for a group start date; with our rolling starts model, you can begin learning any time!
Now that you're admitted, you have the opportunity to test drive the BloomTech learner experience with no financial commitment via our 3-week Free Trial. Your Free Trial includes access to:
Our Orientation course is self-paced and will give you a preview of life as a learner at BloomTech. You’ll gain effective strategies for remote learning, be briefed on our academic expectations, learn how to use the software and tools needed for your program, and understand how to get help whenever you need it.
Now that you’ve gotten a preview of life as a BloomTech learner, it’s time to sign your Enrollment Agreement. Before signing, we encourage you to review our tuition options. You can also read through the BloomTech Catalog (your state-specific catalog was sent in an email) to make sure you understand and are willing to adhere to our policies, and to learn more about BloomTech’s style, structure, and approach to teaching the skills needed for the tech industry.
Ready? Get started with Step 1 and start your application!
It’s time to secure your spot as a BloomTech learner and accelerate your path to a career in tech! The last step in the process is finalizing your tuition payment, which must be completed (meaning all applicable payments have successfully been processed) within 3 weeks of starting your Free Trial.
If you elected to pay $0 upfront and apply for Deferred Tuition you’ll be directed to one of BloomTech’s financing partners to sign the appropriate contract. If you selected our upfront payment option, you'll receive an invoice via email.
Congratulations—you’re on your way to a fulfilling career in tech!
Ready? Start your application today!
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