Pietecx
PietecxWorldwide Remote

Full-Stack Engineering Programme

Build production-ready web applications with modern full-stack practices for professional developers and corporate training programmes.
Foundation
Beginner to Intermediate
10 weeks

Overview

Pietecx Full-Stack Engineering Programme combines consulting-grade engineering standards with hands-on labs, code reviews, and portfolio milestones for individuals and enterprise teams.
Over 10 weeks you move from stack setup to a reviewed capstone: frontend craft, backend APIs, data modelling, Git and testing habits, then a full application you can defend in interviews. Live remote sessions keep feedback tight; weekly deliverables keep progress visible.

Learning pathway

Follow the phases below from setup to outcomes. Each phase maps into the weekly plan.
1
Select your stack
Lock React, Node.js/API, and TypeScript with Pietecx engineering guidance.
2
Frontend engineering
Build component architecture, routing, state, and responsive product UI.
3
Backend & data layer
Design REST APIs, authentication, database models, and integrations.
4
Delivery practices
Apply Git workflow, automated testing, and CI fundamentals.
5
Capstone project
Ship a full-stack app with Pietecx code review and portfolio feedback.
1
Phase 1: Select your stack
Lock React, Node.js/API, and TypeScript with Pietecx engineering guidance.
Confirm role goals and prior experience so labs match your starting level.
Set up repos, tooling, and coding standards before feature work begins.
2
Phase 2: Frontend engineering
Build component architecture, routing, state, and responsive product UI.
3
Phase 3: Backend & data layer
Design REST APIs, authentication, database models, and integrations.
4
Phase 4: Delivery practices
Apply Git workflow, automated testing, and CI fundamentals.
5
Phase 5: Capstone project
Ship a full-stack app with Pietecx code review and portfolio feedback.

Week-by-week plan

See what you cover, what you do, and what you ship each week—so progress stays concrete.
Week 1

Orientation & stack setup

Establish your environment, coding standards, and a clear product brief for the programme.
What you cover
  • Repository structure
  • TypeScript + React + Node tooling
  • Git branching basics
  • Product brief and acceptance criteria
What you do
  • Kickoff session with Pietecx engineers to confirm level and goals
  • Scaffold the starter monorepo or client/server project
  • Write a one-page product brief for your application idea
Week deliverable: Running starter app plus approved product brief
Week 2

Frontend foundations

Build solid component architecture and routing before complex state.
What you cover
  • Component design
  • Routing
  • Forms and validation
  • Layout and responsive UI
What you do
  • Live lab on component composition
  • Implement core screens from your brief
  • First structured code review
Week deliverable: Navigable UI shell with key pages implemented
Week 3

Frontend state & data

Make the UI production-shaped with predictable state and API-ready data flow.
What you cover
  • Local vs shared state
  • Data fetching patterns
  • Loading and error UX
  • Client-side TypeScript models
What you do
  • Refactor screens to cleaner state boundaries
  • Wire mock or early API contracts
  • Peer demo of a core user flow
Week deliverable: Working end-to-end UI flow with loading and error states
Week 4

API design & auth

Introduce the backend with clear contracts and secure access.
What you cover
  • REST resource design
  • Request validation
  • JWT/session auth patterns
  • Error and status conventions
What you do
  • Design OpenAPI-style endpoint list
  • Implement auth endpoints
  • Protect a protected resource route
Week deliverable: Authenticated API endpoints with documented contracts
Week 5

Database & persistence

Model data for real product workloads and connect persistence cleanly.
What you cover
  • Schema design
  • Migrations
  • Relationships
  • Query patterns and indexing basics
What you do
  • Model entities for your product
  • Wire create/read/update flows
  • Review data integrity with mentors
Week deliverable: Persisted core entities with working CRUD paths
Week 6

Integrating frontend and backend

Connect the full stack and harden the primary product loop.
What you cover
  • Client/server integration
  • Auth handoff
  • Pagination and filters
  • Environment config
What you do
  • Replace mocks with live APIs
  • End-to-end walkthrough of the main journey
  • Fix integration bugs in office hours
Week deliverable: Demo of authenticated full-stack happy path
Week 7

Testing & quality

Build confidence with automated checks before the capstone sprint.
What you cover
  • Unit tests
  • API tests
  • Basic E2E smoke tests
  • Code quality checklists
What you do
  • Add tests for critical paths
  • Review flaky or missing coverage with engineers
  • Fix review findings
Week deliverable: Passing automated test suite for core flows
Week 8

CI and delivery habits

Package the project like a professional team would ship it.
What you cover
  • Git PR workflow
  • CI pipeline basics
  • Environment promotion
  • README and ops notes
What you do
  • Wire CI to build and test
  • Write contributor README
  • Practice PR review comments
Week deliverable: CI green on main and portfolio-ready README
Week 9

Capstone hardening

Polish UX, edge cases, and architecture before final review.
What you cover
  • Edge cases
  • Accessibility basics
  • Performance quick wins
  • Security hygiene
What you do
  • Capstone feature freeze and polish
  • Mentor architecture checkpoint
  • Prepare demo script
Week deliverable: Feature-complete capstone candidate build
Week 10

Final review & portfolio packaging

Present your work, absorb feedback, and leave with a job-ready project narrative.
What you cover
  • Demo storytelling
  • Architecture trade-offs
  • Known limitations
  • Next learning path
What you do
  • Capstone presentation
  • Pietecx engineering review
  • Update portfolio and LinkedIn project entry
Week deliverable: Reviewed capstone + written feedback action list

What you will learn

  • React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture
  • REST APIs, authentication, and database design
  • Git workflow, testing basics, and CI fundamentals
  • Capstone project with Pietecx engineering feedback
  • Professional certificate of completion
  • Optional corporate cohort delivery

Enroll in Full-Stack Engineering Programme

Send a message to our engineering team to request enrollment, remote corporate cohort delivery, or premium upgrade options.
Duration: 10 weeks · 10 weekly milestones with Pietecx feedback.
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