Web developer
Build the websites and web apps we all use every day.
- To get started
- 6 to 18 months for a first job
- Career change
- Possible
What you really do
You write code to turn mock-ups into working pages, connect those pages to databases and fix errors. A big part of the job is searching, testing and learning all the time.
A typical day
- 9 amQuick team meeting: who does what today.
- 10 amBuilding a sign-up form.
- 2 pmFixing a bug reported by a user.
- 4 pmReviewing a colleague's code.
The skills
- Logic
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Patience
- Technical English
- Teamwork
- Building
- Independence
The path to get there
A bachelor's degree in computer science, a coding school, or an intensive course (bootcamp) of 3 to 9 months. Projects published on GitHub count a lot.
Career change: Within reach if you practise regularly: one to two hours a day.
Job prospects
Web agencies, startups, banks, public services, companies all over the world working remotely, or as a freelancer.
It's for you if…
- You like understanding how things work.
- A hard problem motivates you more than it discourages you.
- You like learning on your own.