LLM Application Architecture
Free Advanced course · 12 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Design LLM systems properly: routing, memory, tools, evals, and fallbacks. Across 12 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
- Patterns beyond a single prompt
- Model routing and tiering
- Context assembly strategies
- Memory and state design
- Tool and function layers
- Structured output contracts
Skills you'll pick up
- Patterns beyond a single prompt
- Model routing and tiering
- Context assembly strategies
- Memory and state design
- Tool and function layers
- Structured output contracts
Tools covered
- LLM Architecture
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Patterns beyond a single prompt
Module 1 of LLM Application Architecture. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Model routing and tiering
Module 2 of LLM Application Architecture. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Context assembly strategies
Module 3 of LLM Application Architecture. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Memory and state design
Module 4 of LLM Application Architecture. 3 lessons · 3h
Lessons in this course
- Patterns beyond a single prompt
- Model routing and tiering
- Context assembly strategies
- Memory and state design
- Tool and function layers
- Structured output contracts
- Guardrail layers
- Fallbacks and graceful degradation
- Observability for LLM calls
- Versioning prompts and models
- Load and latency design
- Reference architecture walkthrough
Instructor
Maya Iyer — AI Product Manager
Maya Iyer is a AI Product Manager with years of hands-on experience teaching LLM Architecture to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for LLM Application Architecture. 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 · 67,580 open roles worldwide
- LLM Architecture Specialist
- Senior LLM Architecture Lead
- LLM Architecture Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the LLM Application Architecture course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including LLM Application Architecture, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does LLM Application Architecture take?
12 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.