Description
A self-paced course on the backend engineering behind autonomous and semi-autonomous language model agents. Six modules cover agent architecture and control loops, designing tools and function interfaces, retrieval and knowledge grounding, state and memory management, evaluation and regression testing for non-deterministic systems, and deploying agents with cost controls guardrails and observability.
Written for backend and platform engineers who can already build APIs and now need to make agent systems reliable enough for real users and real budgets. Tech Skills Library is independent and issues no certification, credential or licence.
What is included
Self-paced online course with 6 modules and 18 lessons, lifetime access to the course content, and a Certificate of Completion badge when every lesson is marked complete.
Curriculum
Module One — Agent Architecture and Control Loops
- Anatomy of an Agent Runtime
- Choosing Between Single Agent and Multi Agent Designs
- Planning Strategies and Reasoning Patterns
Module Two — Tool and Function Interface Design
- Writing Tool Schemas the Model Uses Correctly
- Sandboxing Side Effects and Dangerous Actions
- Handling Tool Failures and Partial Results
Module Three — Retrieval and Knowledge Grounding
- Chunking and Indexing Documents for Agent Use
- Hybrid Search and Reranking for Better Recall
- Giving Agents Retrieval as a Tool Rather Than a Prefix
Module Four — State Memory and Context Management
- Managing the Context Window as a Budget
- Short Term and Long Term Memory Stores
- Durable Execution for Long Running Agent Jobs
Module Five — Evaluation and Regression Testing
- Building an Evaluation Set From Real Traffic
- Grading Agent Output Automatically
- Detecting Regressions When Models and Prompts Change
Module Six — Deployment Cost Control and Observability
- Tracing Agent Runs End to End
- Controlling Token Spend Without Degrading Quality
- Guardrails Prompt Injection and Abuse Handling
One-time purchase. Education and skill-building only; completion does not guarantee a job, promotion, security clearance or clearance eligibility, and no certification, credential or licence is issued.
