As a backend dev in 2025 , learn these 11 skills to keep you relevant in this Job market :
1. API Design - REST/GraphQL/gRPC
2. Authentication & Authorization - OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect, Passkeys
3. Databases - SQL, NoSQL, sharding, indexing, query tuning
4. Caching - Redis, CDN, edge caching strategies
5. Event-Driven Systems - Kafka, Pulsar, streaming pipelines
6. Concurrency & Async - reactive programming, structured concurrency
7. Distributed Systems - microservices, service mesh, eventual consistency
8. Security - HTTPS, encryption, zero trust, OWASP top 10
9. Observability - logging, tracing, metrics, OpenTelemetry
10. Cloud & Deployment - Docker, Kubernetes, serverless, GitOps
11. AI Integration - LLM APIs, vector databases, retrieval-augmented systems
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