AI-Powered Backend Development with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB

Power full stack applications with Node.js and MongoDB

A polished front end is only one half of a complete web application. On this course, you’ll move behind the interface and explore the server-side technologies responsible for handling requests, storing data, securing access, and connecting applications together.

Start with Node.js and learn how JavaScript runs on the server through modules, npm, and its event-driven model. You’ll then use Express to create web servers, organise routes and middleware, and handle incoming requests.

Create REST APIs with Node.js and Express

Explore the principles behind RESTful API design and create endpoints that exchange structured JSON data. You’ll practise handling requests and responses while organising server-side logic into a maintainable application structure.

Store and manage application data with MongoDB

Use MongoDB and Mongoose to model document-based data, define schemas, and carry out create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations. You’ll connect your database to API endpoints so applications can persist and retrieve real information.

Secure and connect your full stack application

Add authentication and authorisation using sessions, tokens, password hashing, and protected API routes. You’ll then connect a React front end to your Express and MongoDB back end to bring both sides of the application together.

By the end, you’ll be able to create secure REST APIs, manage application data, and connect front-end interfaces to the server-side services that power complete full stack applications.

This course is for front-end developers moving into full stack development, aspiring back-end developers, and software engineers who want to work with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and REST APIs. JavaScript knowledge is required; React familiarity is helpful.

A computer, a stable internet connection, Node.js, npm, VS Code, Git, Express.js, MongoDB Atlas, Mongoose, and Claude Code are required. Thunder Client or Postman is used for API testing, while Jest and Supertest support automated testing. A React starter application is provided. MongoDB Atlas and Claude Code accounts may be required. Software versions, system requirements, and licensing should be confirmed prior to setup.

This course is for front-end developers moving into full stack development, aspiring back-end developers, and software engineers who want to work with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and REST APIs. JavaScript knowledge is required; React familiarity is helpful.

• Explain Node.js architecture, asynchronous JavaScript, and Express.js for building structured back-end applications.
• Develop RESTful APIs using Express, MongoDB, and Mongoose, including CRUD operations, data modelling, and validation.
• Apply AI-assisted development workflows to generate, review, test, and debug back-end application code.
• Demonstrate secure authentication, authorisation, and API protection using JWTs, password hashing, and access controls.
• Evaluate full-stack application functionality through React integration, automated testing, end-to-end validation, and deployment preparation.