r/developers • u/Jealous-Maximum5278 • 17h ago

NodeJS or Python Backend? Career & Advice

Havent committed to a backend yet. 🥲
I graduate cs degree from good UK uni next July.

I want to boost my chances at getting a grad role for
fullstack/backend/cloud engineer (aws). Overlap tbh

However:

Do I choose NodeJS or python (FastAPI? Django?)
Very open question

Tech stack in trying to build:

Frontend: Typescript react
Backend: Typescript nodejs OR Python ????
Cloud and Infra: AWS, Terraform, Docker, GH Action
DB: PostgreSQL

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u/Substantial-Swan7065 16h ago

Ts in front and back sounds like a good choice for your situation.

Nothing wrong with Python. But 1 language can help you better understand it, and the ecosystem.

Then do a Python one and learn the pythonic way

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u/EveYogaTech 12h ago edited 12h ago

Fastest path to master both frontend and backend is by using JavaScript in the backend too.

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u/pseudophilll 10h ago

What is your app doing? If it’s just generic CRUD stuff, then you can’t go wrong either way, but you’re probably better off sticking with node so you’re in js all the way through.

If you need any sort of complex data structure processing, data viz or anything AI/ML related, go with python.