A Day in My Life as a Backend Developer

Source: Dev.to

The Bug That Looked Simple… Until It Wasn’t

“Fix inconsistency caused by two DB calls running together.”
That’s it. One sentence. The kind of bug you feel you can finish before lunch.

The Usual Morning

“Fix inconsistency caused by two DB calls running together.”
That’s it. One sentence. The kind of bug you feel you can finish before lunch.

Diving Into the Problem

Once I got clarity, I opened the code.
And bhai… it was a jungle.
Still, I took a deep breath and began untangling it.

First Fix… First Rejection

Within minutes, feedback came.

“Logic sahi hai… but make it more optimized.”

In simple words: I sat back in my chair, smiled, and said to myself: this time, I dug deeper.
I checked old commits, explored patterns in the code, even asked seniors for their thoughts.
Hours passed while I was fully lost in the code.
When I finally looked at the time… four hours were gone.

Break Time — Much Needed

For the next 30–40 minutes, I was not a developer.
Push‑ups.
That break felt like oxygen.

The Plot Twist

Half the test cases failed. Not one.
That’s when the real fight began.
Fixing tests is like repairing a wall after an earthquake — not difficult, but tiring and slow.
Hours went by again.
That moment — when all tests finally pass — only developers can understand that joy.

The Final Push

This time, I was confident.

Evening Stand‑up

And then…

What Today Taught Me

• Concurrency is patience.

End of Day

It wasn’t a perfect day.
And tomorrow?

This story is part of my new series where I share real, unfiltered working‑day experiences as a backend developer.

Feel free to share your own workday struggles or questions in the comments — I’d love to hear your experiences too!