gRPC and Protocol Buffers
Free Advanced course · 10 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion
Build fast, strongly-typed service-to-service APIs with gRPC. 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
- RPC vs REST
- Protocol Buffers
- Defining services
- Generating code
- Unary and streaming calls
- Deadlines and cancellation
Skills you'll pick up
- RPC vs REST
- Protocol Buffers
- Defining services
- Generating code
- Unary and streaming calls
- Deadlines and cancellation
Tools covered
- gRPC
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: RPC vs REST
Module 1 of gRPC and Protocol Buffers. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Generating code
Module 2 of gRPC and Protocol Buffers. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Errors and status codes
Module 3 of gRPC and Protocol Buffers. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Load balancing
Module 4 of gRPC and Protocol Buffers. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- RPC vs REST
- Protocol Buffers
- Defining services
- Generating code
- Unary and streaming calls
- Deadlines and cancellation
- Errors and status codes
- Interceptors
- Load balancing
- gRPC-Web and gateways
Instructor
Lucas Moreau — Distributed Systems Engineer
Lucas Moreau is a Distributed Systems Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching gRPC to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for gRPC and Protocol Buffers. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $145,000 per year · median India salary ₹20,30,000 per year · 86,851 open roles worldwide
- gRPC Specialist
- Senior gRPC Lead
- gRPC Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the gRPC and Protocol Buffers course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including gRPC and Protocol Buffers, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does gRPC and Protocol Buffers 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.