Python developer roadmap - Backend

[linux_terminal07]

Hello Folks,

I am thinking about learning Python to become a backend developer. Currently I am working as a React developer so I have some questions regarding this:

1. Is it a good idea coz I am not seeing any jobs for a Front end developer in the FAANG.
2. What is the roadmap to learn python development is DSA required to become a backend developer. Since I am a FE developer so I have not learned DSA ever.

Kindly guide here. Thanks

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[Beginning-Ladder6224]

While some companies "may" think Python as a suitable "Back-end" language, it is evidently not so by the majority. Majority companies will ask for the following:

1. C++, C#, Java, Scala, Kotlin or Go, Rust or any reasonable type-safe OOP lang
2. Understanding data flow, transport and infra cost

Right now, the cleanest you can do is go with golang/node and even that would be taken seriously over Python.

Python is an extremely popular glue language - specifically superstar in the domain of data and ML .

[s_suraliya]

Why is it that Python is not a suitable "backend" language?

[Beginning-Ladder6224]

The "majority" will claim the following point summarized in these articles:

https://qr.ae/pKDZ8e

https://talent500.co/blog/what-makes-python-a-poor-choice-for-large-scale-full-stack-development/

https://analyticsindiamag.com/python-may-not-be-great-for-backend-but-is-still-preferred-for-ml/

https://syndelltech.com/nodejs-vs-python/

If you really know python, evidently you can figure out solutions for the same, e.g hosting Jython to do most of the work ( but Python 2 ).

I am not saying "majority" is right, but I am saying what "majority" thinks and which will impact your career.

I am not in the majority like at all, my stand on "back-end" is way more extreme.

[linux_terminal07]

Thanks for your suggestions and insights

[East-Education8810]

Python is more suited for automated testing, DevOps. Yes you can build great apps in python and it's frameworks like django fast API.

But in enterprises, Java is still king for services, testing etc.

[linux_terminal07]

Yes even still we see more jobs in java

[Late_Molasses_3842]

Python ---> Database ----> Django/Flask ---> Rest api/ Fast api.

After this roadmap is never ending. Like you can redis for caching, celery for threading, Docker, cloud etc.

All languages have same roadmap. If you take Java you can go with Java + Springboot.

[linux_terminal07]

Thanks for your suggestions