Node.js Backend Mastery
Free Intermediate course · 12 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion
Build production-ready APIs with Node.js, Express, and Postgres. Auth, validation, testing, deployment. Across 12 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- Node.js runtime basics
- Express and routing
- Validation and error handling
- Working with Postgres
- Auth with JWTs
- Testing with Vitest
Skills you'll pick up
- Node.js runtime basics
- Express and routing
- Validation and error handling
- Working with Postgres
- Auth with JWTs
- Testing with Vitest
Tools covered
- Node.js
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Node.js runtime basics
Module 1 of Node.js Backend Mastery. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Express and routing
Module 2 of Node.js Backend Mastery. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Validation and error handling
Module 3 of Node.js Backend Mastery. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Working with Postgres
Module 4 of Node.js Backend Mastery. 3 lessons · 3h
Lessons in this course
- Node.js runtime basics
- Express and routing
- Validation and error handling
- Working with Postgres
- Auth with JWTs
- Testing with Vitest
- Logging and observability
- Deploying your API
- Node.js: Deep dive 9
- Node.js: Deep dive 10
- Node.js: Deep dive 11
- Node.js: Deep dive 12
Instructor
Wei Chen — Backend Engineer
Wei Chen is a Backend Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching Node.js to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Node.js Backend Mastery. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $110,000 per year · median India salary ₹15,00,000 per year · 189,474 open roles worldwide
- Node.js Specialist
- Senior Node.js Lead
- Node.js Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Node.js Backend Mastery course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Node.js Backend Mastery, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Node.js Backend Mastery take?
12 lessons, typically completed in 4 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.