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Hey guys,
I’m a student currently in my third year (semester before 4th year) of college. I’m good at DSA and competitive programming in C++, but my experience with C++ is mostly at a DSA/CP level, not at a development or systems level.
Like many DSA-focused students, I don’t have strong development skills yet. I’ve recently started learning full-stack development from scratch, with a stronger focus on backend.
My long-term goal is to become a strong backend engineer and AI engineer.
I know that using C++ for backend development is hard, but my motivation is to learn deeply and stand out. Most good developers in my college are building backend projects using common stacks, but no one is building backend systems in C++. I feel that working on such projects will teach me a lot and also result in a unique, meaningful project on my resume.
I’ve shortlisted the following C++ projects:
High-Performance HTTP Server in C++ In-Memory Key-Value Store (Redis-like) in C++ Concurrent Transaction Processing Engine (FinTech-style) in C++ C++ gRPC Microservice for High-Throughput Requests C++-based AI Model Inference ServiceMy main goal is not just to add a fancy project, but to build something that genuinely shows engineering depth and helps me grow as a backend engineer.
I won’t blindly copy code or overuse AI. Even if I follow a playlist (for example, while building an HTTP server), I’ll make sure to understand every component and every design decision.
If any backend engineers, systems programmers, people working on high-performance systems, or recruiters hiring for such roles are reading this, I’d really appreciate your advice on:
Whether this approach makes sense Which project would give the best learning and resume value Any pitfalls I should be aware ofThank you for your time.
