Serverless Backends
Free Intermediate course · 10 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Build APIs and jobs on AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers and edge functions. 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
- What serverless means
- Functions as a service
- Triggers and events
- Cold starts
- State and databases
- Authentication
Skills you'll pick up
- What serverless means
- Functions as a service
- Triggers and events
- Cold starts
- State and databases
- Authentication
Tools covered
- Serverless
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: What serverless means
Module 1 of Serverless Backends. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Cold starts
Module 2 of Serverless Backends. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Edge functions
Module 3 of Serverless Backends. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Observability
Module 4 of Serverless Backends. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- What serverless means
- Functions as a service
- Triggers and events
- Cold starts
- State and databases
- Authentication
- Edge functions
- Costs
- Observability
- When not to go serverless
Instructor
Lucas Moreau — Distributed Systems Engineer
Lucas Moreau is a Distributed Systems Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching Serverless to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Serverless Backends. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $125,000 per year · median India salary ₹17,50,000 per year · 27,904 open roles worldwide
- Serverless Specialist
- Senior Serverless Lead
- Serverless Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Serverless Backends course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Serverless Backends, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Serverless Backends take?
10 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.