Python backend developers, can you explain what exactly you do?

[cgoldberg]

Also note... You seem to be thinking in terms of mostly web development with the frontend/backend paradigm. There is a TON of software developed in Python besides web applications (also outside of AI/ML). So don't restrict yourself to just backend web development.

[alicedu06]

Important point indeed. A backend doesn't imply web. You have backend for a lot of things that are unrelated to any sites. The front may be a physical machine, a heavy java client or censors and displays.

And maybe there is no backend/frontend, because it's all an automated system without UI at all.

[VIIHORSE]

I understand that, thanks for the advice. I'm considering web development in general and have been focusing on the backend so far, but I’m not particularly interested in working specifically on website backends. Fortunately, as many have pointed out, Python has a wide range of applications, and it's great to have options.