Go for Backend Services
Free Intermediate course · 11 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Write fast, simple backend services in Go — concurrency, HTTP APIs, and clean deployments. Across 11 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
- Go syntax and tooling
- Structs, interfaces, methods
- Goroutines and channels
- Building an HTTP service
- Working with databases
- Error handling in Go
Skills you'll pick up
- Go syntax and tooling
- Structs, interfaces, methods
- Goroutines and channels
- Building an HTTP service
- Working with databases
- Error handling in Go
Tools covered
- Go
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Go syntax and tooling
Module 1 of Go for Backend Services. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Structs, interfaces, methods
Module 2 of Go for Backend Services. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Goroutines and channels
Module 3 of Go for Backend Services. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Building an HTTP service
Module 4 of Go for Backend Services. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- Go syntax and tooling
- Structs, interfaces, methods
- Goroutines and channels
- Building an HTTP service
- Working with databases
- Error handling in Go
- Testing and benchmarking
- Building and deploying binaries
- Go: Deep dive 9
- Go: Deep dive 10
- Go: Deep dive 11
Instructor
Anna Kowalski — Backend Engineer
Anna Kowalski is a Backend Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching Go to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Go for Backend Services. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $120,000 per year · median India salary ₹17,00,000 per year · 86,234 open roles worldwide
- Go Specialist
- Senior Go Lead
- Go Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Go for Backend Services course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Go for Backend Services, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Go for Backend Services take?
11 lessons, typically completed in 3 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.