Developer

Every company that wants to create its own IT product, launch or modify a website, or release its own game needs a developer. Developers do not work alone on particularly complex tasks, but rather in teams.

Front-end and back-end development

A front-end developer creates what the user can see on the website: drop-down menus, navigation, or the layout of images on the page. The front-end’s task is to facilitate user interaction with the website.

Back-end developers, on the other hand, specialize in working with the structure of web pages. Back-ends are responsible for creating databases and website operations on the server, which ensures the existence of the interface.

Developer competencies

In each area of development, specialists have their own unique set of knowledge and qualities. But almost all of them need skills such as:

• excellent knowledge of programming languages — for example, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript for front-end specialists, Java, Python, and Ruby for back-end developers;
• strong communication skills, as development is often a team effort;
• creativity and analytical thinking for implementation.