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Like front-end developers, aspiring back-end developers might benefit from earning a degree related to back-end development, but most employers don’t require a degree.

Few workers have more customer-facing responsibilities than front-end managers. Business Insider spoke with a longtime front-end manager about what the day-to-day is like.