How to become a Web Developer

Builds and maintains websites for businesses, organizations and products.

Core skills

Guides for this path

Flagship project idea

Build and launch real websites for three local businesses or clubs and track their traffic.

JuniorRoute Pro turns this into a milestone-by-milestone build plan sized to your skill level.

Your path in

1
Learn the fundamentals
Get comfortable with html, css & javascript and cms platforms. Free resources are enough to start. Consistency beats intensity.
2
Build a flagship project
Build and launch real websites for three local businesses or clubs and track their traffic.
3
Meet people in the role
Find 3–5 people working as a Web Developer and ask for 15-minute chats about how they broke in. JuniorRoute gives you outreach templates and a tracker.
4
Apply strategically
Target internships, apprenticeships and programs matched to your grade and experience, with a resume tailored to each posting.
5
Practice interviews
Run mock interviews specific to Web Developer roles, both technical and behavioral, and fix what the scorecard flags.

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