Back-End Development

Back-End Development

Whether you’re creating a customer-facing application or an internal ERP system, the back-end of your web or mobile application is what makes it run, ensuring all that hard work designing front-end translates into a frictionless user experience, every single time.

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What is the Back-End Development?

The back-end of an application is
the “behind-the-scenes” structure that makes everything run.

This includes the application itself, the server, and the database that stores and retrieves information as needed. A well-developed back-end makes an application run smoothly no matter the usage volume, and it also ensures the application is capable of growing and evolving with your business, enabling your company to meet not only current goals, but future goals too.

Why Choose Algothic for Back-End<br>Development Services?

Why Choose Algothic for Back-End
Development Services?

Algothic’s team of back-end software development experts has wide-ranging expertise in complex application development. More than just engineers, we work with our clients as partners, striving to understand their core business needs and goals, then architecting and creating the back-end application functionalities that will meet those needs and empower them to achieve those goals.

Back-End Development Technologies

Our development teams are well-versed in a wide range of back-end development technologies and programming languages, including the following, for starters:

  • Python
    A highly secure general-purpose programming language that emphasizes readability of code and supports a variety of programming paradigms.
  • Java
    A popular programming language with similar syntax to C and C++, though often considered easier to understand.
  • JavaScript
    A core web technology and the one used most frequently to drive application behavior.
  • Node.js
    This JavaScript runtime environment offers scalability and high performance, with asynchronous data processing that allows for simpler and faster development processes.
  • PHP
    A popular programming language known for powerful database functionality perfect for search engines and eCommerce platforms, for starters.
  • .NET
    A programming language that’s object-oriented and based on actions and data rather than logic, saving development time.
  • C/C++
    A backend language that’s often a great choice for games, GUI applications, browsers, and databases.
  • Ruby
    An object-based programming language that emphasizes simplicity and is great for prototyping.
  • Scala
    A JavaScript environment that enables developers to build complex, high-performance systems with minimal bugs.
Algothic’s Back-End Development Expertise

Algothic’s Back-End Development Expertise

Algothic’s back-end development experience spans a wide range of industries, business sizes, and platforms, and has produced countless happy clients. Here are just a few examples:

Music Rights Management Platform

A startup needed a system to automate the process of tracking music performances in venues and providing reports to submit to performance rights organizations. The platform uses sound recognition technology to identify music usage, and its database and reporting features generate reports including song title, artist, and all the corresponding information. Unlike existing solutions, the platform’s tracking reports are secure and accurate enough to be allowable in legal proceedings. Altogether, this platform empowers businesses and songwriters to work together simply and equitably.

Big Data Platform

A client in the financial services sector approached us for help developing a platform that would help its users make savvy decisions in the financial markets. The goal was to design a system that would aggregate statistics from various sources and in various formats, process it, and provide it to end users in a readable format to support their decision making.

Our Back-End Development Process

Back-End Development Process Back-End Development Process
Discovery

We start by working closely with our clients to understand business processes, workflows, challenges, and goals so we can create a comprehensive list of application features and technical specs.

Architecture Design

Taking into account everything we’ve learned during discovery, our software architects work with the client to identify back-end requirements and constraints in order to determine the most effective architecture options to suit each project’s needs.

Development

Once we are aligned on the vision for the product, the development process begins. We use an agile approach that enables us to deliver usable iterations of the application on a regular basis, adding layer upon layer of complexity until the project is complete.

Quality Assurance

Quality assurance happens in tandem with development, as a separate team thoroughly tests every line of code to ensure it functions as it should — and ensuring any bugs are fixed prior to delivery and integration.

Database Setup

We select and implement the database management system that best meets each client’s needs, considering the type of application, volume of data, and other critical factors.

Integration

Once your new back-end application is ready to deploy, we work with your team to “start the engines,” ensuring it integrates seamlessly with other systems in use and operates exactly as it should.

Maintenance

Whether real-life usage of the software reveals necessary adjustments or your growing business could benefit from additional features down the road, Algothic’s team is on call to support the performance of your new application even after implementation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do back-end developers do?

A back-end developer’s number-one goal is to ensure an application functions smoothly, supporting the user experience without a hitch, regardless of traffic volume. This includes not only building the application but assessing its performance, troubleshooting and debugging as needed, and managing the host environment.

Why is the back-end development needed?

Consider a stage, curtain open as the audience waits for the play to begin. If the front-end of an application is the set with its intricate design, beautiful backdrops, and furniture and details selected to best tell the story, then the back-end is everything the audience can’t see: the pulleys and levers behind the curtain, the two-by-fours supporting the biggest set pieces, the countless sound and lighting cues that will create the perfect atmosphere for the story.
Just as the play would fall flat and the set would literally fall down without all of these supporting components, an application cannot run without a back-end. This is what communicates with the front-end to deliver that carefully designed user experience, ensuring the application functions exactly like it should for everyone who logs on. The front-end of an application may be the “sexy” part, but it’s the back-end that makes everything possible.

What is the best programming language to use for back-end development?

There are a variety of programming languages that can be used for back-end development, and the best choice, or combination of choices, will depend on your business’s particular goals, existing systems, and needs. As a technology-agnostic software development company, Algothic is not beholden to using or selling any particular platforms or technologies, and we pride ourselves on working with each client to select the best technology stack for their unique project.

What back-end technologies do you work with?

Our development teams are well-versed in a wide range of back-end development technologies and programming languages, including the following, for starters:
  • Python
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • PHP
  • .NET
  • C/C++
  • Ruby
  • Scala
Although some web developers are beholden to certain technologies, at Algothic, we understand that no one framework is perfect for every project. Therefore, we pride ourselves on being fully technology agnostic. We are well equipped to work in a wide variety of platforms and languages, and we are dedicated to identifying the perfect tech stack for every client.

How quickly can you finish my back-end development project?

This depends on the scope of your particular project. When we begin the discovery process, we’ll work with you to chart a course toward a back-end application that meets all of your needs on a mutually satisfactory timeline. And, because we prefer to take an agile approach to development , most of our projects are completed in short cycles or iterations, usually lasting one to four weeks, that each result in the delivery of a portion of the end product that is valuable and can be integrated right away. This means you can start adding value to your business before the project is fully completed.
Contact us to learn more about how Algothic can help your business achieve its every goal!

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