Event-Driven Architecture

Free Advanced course · 10 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion

Decouple systems with events, queues and asynchronous workflows. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.

What you'll learn

• Why events
• Events vs commands
• Brokers and topics
• Choreography vs orchestration
• Event schemas
• Outbox pattern

Skills you'll pick up

• Why events
• Events vs commands
• Brokers and topics
• Choreography vs orchestration
• Event schemas
• Outbox pattern

Tools covered

• Event-Driven Architecture
• Real-world projects
• Quizzes
• Final exam

Course modules

Module 1: Why events

Module 1 of Event-Driven Architecture. 3 lessons · 3h

Module 2: Choreography vs orchestration

Module 2 of Event-Driven Architecture. 3 lessons · 3h

Module 3: Idempotent consumers

Module 3 of Event-Driven Architecture. 2 lessons · 2h

Module 4: Event sourcing and CQRS

Module 4 of Event-Driven Architecture. 2 lessons · 2h

Lessons in this course

• Why events
• Events vs commands
• Brokers and topics
• Choreography vs orchestration
• Event schemas
• Outbox pattern
• Idempotent consumers
• Sagas
• Event sourcing and CQRS
• Operating event-driven systems

Instructor

Ananya Rao — API Platform Lead

Ananya Rao is a API Platform Lead with years of hands-on experience teaching Event-Driven Architecture to thousands of learners worldwide.

Certificate

Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Event-Driven Architecture. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.

Career outcomes

Median global salary $150,000 per year · median India salary ₹21,00,000 per year · 72,553 open roles worldwide

• Event-Driven Architecture Specialist
• Senior Event-Driven Architecture Lead
• Event-Driven Architecture Consultant

Frequently asked questions

Is the Event-Driven Architecture course free?

Yes. Every Learnera course, including Event-Driven Architecture, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.

How long does Event-Driven Architecture take?

10 lessons, typically completed in 4 weeks at a comfortable pace.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.

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