Mindgrid Academy · intermediate track
Taught by engineers from PiggyVest, Cowrywise, Mono & Paystack
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3 experts teaching
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Our flagship school-style experience — scheduled live classes, a fixed group that keeps you accountable, and instructors who review your work. Apply for admission; scholarships are awarded per intake.
What happens after you apply
Timed intakes with live classes are announced here. None are scheduled right now.
No live classes — on your schedule
Backend Engineering runs as a live cohort, so it is admission-only. Self-paced courses — recorded lessons you can buy and start immediately — are in the marketplace.
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The people teaching this course
Each module is delivered by a working specialist — interviewed and approved by Mindgrid — who does this exact topic every day at work. Tap a name to see their full profile.
Teaching
Node.js Fundamentals & API Design
Teaching
PostgreSQL & Data Modeling
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Docker, Deployment & Observability
Where your tutors work
Build real things
Portfolio-grade · Mentor reviewed
Portfolio-grade · Mentor reviewed
Portfolio-grade · Mentor reviewed
Curriculum
7 modules · each taught by a different industry expert · pay per module or enroll in all.
Milestones taken from the modules below
Pay per module or save with the full course
Each module is priced individually — pick the expert and topic you need, or enroll in everything at a discount.
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₦36,000
full course
₦400,000
₦36,000
Covered by admissionMost developers use Node.js but few understand it. Femi designed the PiggyVest API that handles ₦500B+ in savings — this module teaches you to build APIs that are correct, documented, and ready for production from day one.
Lessons
After this module you can
Senior software engineer · Afterquery
Module project
Build a fully documented CRUD API for a financial task-tracking system with Swagger, Zod validation and proper error handling
₦36,000
Covered by admission₦36,000
Covered by admission₦36,000
Covered by admission₦36,000
Covered by admission₦36,000
Covered by admission₦36,000
Covered by admissionProduction-grade learning
Our Backend Engineeringtrack is built around the exact tools, workflows, and delivery systems that top tech companies use. You won't just study concepts — you'll ship code, review PRs, and present to real audiences.
Engineers from these companies teach this course
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Backend Engineering with Node.js
Self-paced · start today · 6 weeks · ₦50,000
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