Backend Engineering Courses and Certifications

Fundamentals of Backend Engineering

3700 ratings at Udemy

Master backend communication design patterns, protocols, and execution with this 16-hour course. Gain a deep understanding of operating system fundamentals and learn about HTTP, gRPC, WebRTC, and more.

• Udemy
• 16 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Hussein Nasser

Threads and Connections - The Backend Engineering Show

Explore the evolution of multi-threading apps, their benefits and drawbacks, and threading models with Hussein Nasser in less than an hour.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

Mutual TLS - The Backend Engineering Show

Explore the fundamentals of Networking with Hussein Nasser's concise guide to Mutual TLS, covering its advantages, disadvantages, and practical applications in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

DNS Is Beautiful

Learn about the design, operation, and vulnerabilities of the Domain Name System (DNS) in less than an hour with Hussein Nasser.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

Database Page Splits - The Backend Engineering Show

Learn about database page splits, index fragmentation, and solutions like reindexing from Hussein Nasser in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

SSL Stripping - The Backend Engineering Show

Learn about SSL Stripping attack, its causes, solutions, and ongoing issues in less than an hour with Hussein Nasser.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

Compressing Certificates in TLS - The Backend Engineering Show

Learn about TLS certificate compression, its performance implications, and potential pitfalls in this short, informative program by Hussein Nasser.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

Analyzing ChatGPT Backend

Dive into the backend of OpenAI's ChatGPT with Hussein Nasser in under an hour, exploring topics like protocols, authentication, AI models, and server events.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

MySQL on HTTP-3 - The Backend Engineering Show

Explore backend-DB communication protocols with Hussein Nasser in under an hour. Compare MySQL Binary with HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 for efficiency.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

Backend Engineering - Beginner

Hussein Nasser's 13-hour beginner's guide to backend engineering covers system design concepts, OSI model, HTTP, web servers, encryption, network address translation, and more.

• YouTube
• 13 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

Backend Engineering - Intermediate

A course on the fundamentals of backend engineering, with examples of how to implement features for backend development, optimization, efficient communication and network use, and principles for achieving high availability.

• YouTube
• 1 day 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

HTTP - Live Stream

Dive into the world of HTTP with Hussein Nasser's live stream. In just 1-2 hours, explore topics from HTTP 1.0 to HTTP/2 and its challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

The Backend Engineering Show

Explore the intricacies of keepalive in TCP and HTTP, including its benefits and drawbacks, in this concise, less than 1-hour material by Hussein Nasser.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

Consistent Hashing - The Backend Engineering Show

Explore consistent hashing in distributed computing with Hussein Nasser in less than an hour. Understand its application in database systems like Apache Cassandra and DynamoDB.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hussein Nasser

The Beauty of the Internet Protocol

Explore the intricacies of the Internet Protocol with Hussein Nasser in less than an hour. Learn about IP addresses, routing, and VPNs' role in encrypting traffic.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course