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Full Stack Developer (Python + React)

A Python full stack developer pairs a Python back end (APIs and data) with a React front end.

9
Skill areas
4
Core areas
~404 h
From scratch
~41 weeks
At 10 h/week
What the job looks like
  • Write API endpoints in Python and design the database behind them
  • Build React screens that call those APIs
  • Write SQL for reports and features
  • Test and ship features end to end
What you'll build on the route
  • A Python REST API backed by a SQL database
  • A React front end that uses it
  • A deployed full stack project

Where it leads: Senior full stack, backend specialist, or data-heavy product engineering.

Every skill, at the level the job needs

Updating… · change the level or company to see how it shifts

fu

full-stack

core
14 skills · 14 with lessons · up to working
L3
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • npm
  • Git commands
  • Starting with git
  • Tailwind
py

python

core
78 skills · 78 with lessons · up to working
L3
  • Type casting
  • Basic Syntax
  • Exceptions
  • Exception handling
  • Basic data types
  • Variables
sq

sql

core
69 skills · 69 with lessons · up to working
L3
  • Relational DB theory
  • Relational Data Model
  • RDBMS Benefits and Limitations
  • SQL and Databases
  • NoSQL DBs
  • Basics SQL
re

react

core
62 skills · 62 with lessons · up to working
L3
  • Vite
  • Functional Components
  • JSX
  • useCallback
  • useRef
  • useState
gi

git-github

core
110 skills · 108 with lessons · up to working
L3
  • git init
  • What is Version Control?
  • Why use Version Control?
  • git config
  • Local vs Global Config
  • Git
da

datastructures-and-algorithms

core
81 skills · 81 with lessons · up to basics
L2
  • JavaScript
  • Language Syntax
  • Control Structures
  • Python
  • Pseudocode
  • Pseudocode basics
What the levels mean
  1. L1 · Aware
    Knows what it is and when it's used
  2. L2 · Basics
    Can use it with guidance
  3. L3 · Working
    Uses it independently on the job
  4. L4 · Strong
    Handles hard cases, reviews others
  5. L5 · Expert
    Designs with it, teaches it

Interviews, by kind of company

Your route adds an interview track that matches the company you choose.

Service-based company

Large IT services firms: aptitude, fundamentals, technical and HR rounds.

Product company

Online assessment, coding rounds, a design round.

FAANG-level

Hard timed coding rounds, system design, behavioural interviews.

Questions

What does a Full Stack Developer (Python + React) need to know?

Full Stack Developer, Python Developer, React Developer, SQL Roadmap at a working level, plus API Design, CSS, HTML, JavaScript Roadmap, Learn Git and GitHub. The skills section above lists every one with its level.

How long does it take to become a Full Stack Developer (Python + React)?

About 404 hours of study from scratch. At 10 hours a week that's roughly 41 weeks; anything you already know is skipped after the readiness test.

I already know some of this. Do I start from zero?

No. The optional readiness test finds what you already know and your route skips it.

Does the route change for product companies or senior roles?

Yes. Choose your level and the kind of company above: the skills and target levels adjust, for example deeper data structures and system design for product companies.

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