Backend Engineering With Claude: Beyond Vibe Coding

Use Claude Code to design, build, test and debug production Spring Boot systems

What you’ll learn
Configure Claude Code for Java backend projects using CLAUDE md and CLI conventions
Design REST API contracts with Claude before writing any code
Generate Spring Boot controllers with Bean Validation, exception handling, and RFC 7807 error responses
Write Flyway database migrations and JPA entities with Claude — and review them for production traps
Implement Spring Security 6 with JWT authentication through iterative AI-assisted development
Build unit tests with Mockito and integration tests with Testcontainers using Claude
Add structured logging, MDC correlation IDs, Micrometer metrics, and health checks
Apply the 3 prompt principles: be specific, think architecturally, always review output

Requirements
Solid Java experience (generics, annotations, dependency injection)
Working knowledge of Spring Boot (controllers, services, repositories, configuration)
Basic familiarity with relational databases and SQL
Claude Code CLI installed (free setup walkthrough included in the course)

Description
IntroThis course is everything you need to start using Claude Code as a serious engineering tool for backend development with Spring Boot.Most AI coding courses teach you to generate frontend apps with loose prompts and zero review. That’s vibe coding — and it falls apart the moment you need database migrations, authentication, proper error handling, or production-grade tests.This course takes a different approach. You’ll use Claude Code as a disciplined engineering partner to design, build, test, and debug a complete Spring Boot REST API, from first endpoint to observability — the same way you’d work on a real production backend. Why should you learn to use Claude Code for backend engineering? Claude Code is quickly becoming the most capable AI coding assistant available, but most developers are barely scratching the surface. Using Claude Code effectively for backend Java development will allow you to:Design better APIs faster by using Claude as a thinking partner before writing any codeGenerate production-quality Spring Boot code that follows your project’s conventions and architectureWrite Flyway migrations, JPA entities, and Spring Security configurations with fewer mistakesBuild comprehensive test suites — unit tests, integration tests with Testcontainers — in a fraction of the timeAdd observability, structured logging, and metrics without the usual boilerplate grindReview and critique AI-generated code instead of blindly accepting itThe engineers who learn to use AI tools with discipline and skepticism will have a massive advantage — and this course teaches you exactly how.What you will build in this courseThis course is about 3 hours long and is jam-packed with real-world backend engineering. You’ll build a complete Orders API from scratch using Java 21, Spring Boot 3, PostgreSQL, Flyway, Spring Security 6, JUnit 5, Mockito, and Testcontainers.A non-exhaustive list of things you’re going to learn in this course:How to configure Claude Code for Java backend projects using CLAUDE md and CLI conventionsHow to design REST API contracts with Claude before writing any codeHow to generate Spring controllers with Bean Validation, @ExceptionHandler, and RFC 7807 error responsesHow to write Flyway database migrations and JPA entity mappings with Claude — and review them for real-world trapsHow to implement Spring Security 6 with JWT authentication through iterative AI-assisted developmentHow to build unit tests with Mockito and integration tests with Testcontainers using ClaudeHow to add background jobs, async processing, and event-driven patterns with @Async and ApplicationEventPublisherHow to set up structured JSON logging, MDC correlation IDs, Micrometer metrics, and Spring Actuator health checksHow to use Claude to critique its own output and catch missing edge cases, incorrect status codes, and undocumented errorsEvery section builds on the previous one, so by the end you’ll have a single, production-ready Spring Boot service — and a repeatable workflow for using Claude Code on your own projects.The 3 prompt principles used throughout this course:1. Be specific about constraints — stack, naming conventions, package structure, patterns2. Think architecturally — design before generating, contracts before code3. Always review output — Claude is a partner, not an oraclePrerequisites for this courseThis course is addressed to mid-level and senior Java developers who already know Spring Boot and want to integrate AI into their real backend workflow — without dumbing it down.The prerequisites for this course are:Solid Java experience (generics, annotations, dependency injection)Working knowledge of Spring Boot (controllers, services, repositories, configuration)Basic familiarity with relational databases and SQL This course assumes you already know Spring Boot. If you’re new to it, check out my Spring Boot Crash Course first. Thank you for being here and let’s jump into the first lecture!

Mid/Senior Java developers who want to use Claude Code for production backend work,Spring Boot engineers looking to integrate AI into their development workflow without sacrificing code quality,Backend developers who are skeptical of vibe coding and want a disciplined, engineering-first approach to AI-assisted development

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