JAVA / BACKEND / CAREERS
BUILD YOUR SKILLS.
PLAN YOUR NEXT ROLE.
Learn programming from scratch or prepare for your next career move. Develop your technical skills, build projects and create a focused interview and job-search plan.
Course materials are currently in Russian. This is the English description of the program. Contact me before purchasing if you need English materials.
For your starting point
START FROM ZERO.
OR GO FURTHER.
New to coding? Follow the fundamentals, write programs and gradually build a backend project. Already a developer? Focus on transactions, concurrency, architecture, distributed systems and interview preparation.
Each module includes practical work and self-check criteria. Personal reviews and mock interviews are available through mentorship.
The full program includes 24 modules, with dedicated sections on resumes, LinkedIn, positioning, job search and career strategy.
The curriculum
ONE TOPIC.
A PRACTICAL
RESULT.
Study materials, practice, homework and self-check criteria. Start in sequence or focus on the gaps relevant to your goal.
24Practical modules
01Your starting point and learning path
Choose a route based on your experience, available time and target role.
Assess your gaps and plan a realistic week of practice.
YOUR RESULT A prioritized learning plan.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
02Programming and Java fundamentals
Learn variables, conditions, loops, methods and basic problem solving.
Write small console programs and explain each step.
YOUR RESULT Working programs you can explain without copying.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
03Object-oriented programming
Model responsibilities with classes, interfaces and composition.
Build a small domain model and compare design choices.
YOUR RESULT A model with clear responsibilities.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
04Collections, generics and errors
Choose suitable data structures and handle failures explicitly.
Process a collection of records and test invalid inputs.
YOUR RESULT Type-safe code with predictable error handling.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
05Algorithms and complexity
Reason about time, memory and trade-offs.
Solve problems, test edge cases and explain complexity.
YOUR RESULT Solutions supported by clear reasoning.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
06Git, debugging and development workflow
Work with commits, branches and debugging tools.
Track a feature in Git and diagnose a bug with a debugger.
YOUR RESULT A reproducible workflow and readable project history.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
07SQL and data modeling
Design tables, relationships and queries.
Create a schema and write joins, aggregations and updates.
YOUR RESULT A database model and tested queries.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
08Databases, indexes and transactions
Understand consistency, isolation, locking and query performance.
Explore concurrent changes and compare query plans with indexes.
YOUR RESULT An explanation of transaction and indexing choices.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
09Deeper Java: JVM and concurrency
Explore memory, execution and shared-state problems.
Reproduce a race condition and compare ways to coordinate access.
YOUR RESULT A tested concurrent example and an explanation of its behavior.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
10HTTP, REST and API design
Define resources, requests, status codes and validation.
Design endpoints and test successful and invalid requests.
YOUR RESULT A documented API contract.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
11Spring Core and your own DI container
Understand dependency injection by implementing a small version yourself.
Build a basic container and then compare it with Spring.
YOUR RESULT A working DI example and a clear mental model.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
12Spring Boot, MVC and application layers
Separate controllers, services, repositories and models.
Build a layered task-management application.
YOUR RESULT A Spring Boot application with explicit responsibilities.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
13JPA, Hibernate and persistence
Map data and understand loading behavior and transaction boundaries.
Implement persistence and investigate inefficient queries.
YOUR RESULT A persistence layer with reviewed database access.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
14Backend testing
Choose unit and integration tests for meaningful risks.
Test business behavior, data access and failure scenarios.
YOUR RESULT A test suite that supports changes with confidence.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
15Architecture and design decisions
Compare alternatives and explain the costs of each.
Document the boundaries and dependencies of your project.
YOUR RESULT A justified architecture and decision notes.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
16Distributed systems
Reason about timeouts, retries, consistency and partial failures.
Model a failed dependency and design recovery behavior.
YOUR RESULT A failure-aware design.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
17Microservices and messaging
Explore service boundaries, events and message delivery.
Add an event-driven interaction and handle duplicate messages.
YOUR RESULT A messaging scenario with explicit reliability decisions.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
18Deploying and operating an application
Use containers, configuration, logs and health checks.
Run your project with Docker and diagnose a failure.
YOUR RESULT A reproducible deployment and an operations checklist.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
19Live coding practice
Solve problems while communicating assumptions and trade-offs.
Practice a timed task, test edge cases and review your explanation.
YOUR RESULT An improved interview-solving process.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
20Technical interview preparation
Connect technical concepts to examples from your own work.
Prepare answers and identify topics you cannot yet explain clearly.
YOUR RESULT A focused revision plan and grounded answers.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
21System design preparation
Clarify requirements, estimate scale and compare designs.
Design a service and discuss data, bottlenecks and failure modes.
YOUR RESULT A design you can defend in an interview.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
22Resume, LinkedIn and portfolio
Present your actual experience, contributions and projects clearly.
Revise your resume and profiles for a target role.
YOUR RESULT A consistent professional profile and project story.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
23Positioning and job search
Choose target roles and build a process for applications and outreach.
Research companies and prepare tailored messages and a tracking system.
YOUR RESULT A practical job-search plan.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
24Career strategy and income growth
Compare growth in employment, new roles, contracts, services and products.
Evaluate options against your skills, time and goals.
YOUR RESULT A concrete plan for your next career step.
Use the assignment criteria and reference explanations to check your work. Explain your decisions and test the result independently.
Build and explain your work
YOUR PROJECT.
YOUR NEXT INTERVIEW.
- A task API with model, repository, service and controller layers
- Your own small DI container, followed by Spring
- SQL persistence, HTTP endpoints, validation and tests
- For experienced developers: concurrency, events and failure scenarios
- Docker, diagnostics and architecture decisions
- A GitHub project, README and a clear account of your contribution
Student experiences
REAL PEOPLE.
PERSONAL PROGRESS.
Testimonials translated from Russian.
Questions
LET’S MAKE
IT CLEAR.
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Can I start with no experience?
Yes. The AI course starts with your first prompts. The Java program begins with programming fundamentals. Both include practice and self-checks; experienced learners can focus on their gaps.
Are the learning materials in English?
Course materials are currently in Russian. This is the English description of the program. Contact me before purchasing if you need English materials.
How are courses different from mentorship?
Courses are self-paced materials, assignments and self-check criteria. Mentorship includes four weeks of personal involvement, a tailored plan, calls and text support. Interview preparation can include mock interviews with me.
How do I receive access?
Leave your email or Telegram username and pay through SumUp. I check the payment and contact you personally with access and a Discord invitation. You do not need to submit a transaction number or return to the site.
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Course materials are currently in Russian. This is the English description of the program. Contact me before purchasing if you need English materials.