AWS Certified Developer - Associate

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

This certification is intended for individuals who perform a development role and have at least one year of hands-on experience developing and maintaining an AWS-based application.

Abilities validated by the certification

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture
• Demonstrate proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS

Recommended knowledge and experience

• In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
• Understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices
• Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS
• Ability to use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
• Ability to identify key features of AWS services
• Understanding of the AWS shared responsibility model
• Understanding of application lifecycle management
• Ability to use a CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS
• Ability to use or interact with AWS services
• Ability to apply a basic understanding of cloud-native applications to write code
• Ability to write code using AWS security best practices
• Ability to author, maintain, and debug code modules on AWS
• Proficiency in writing code for serverless applications
• Understanding of the use of containers in the development process

Prepare for your exam

Amazon allows you to practice for the exam before giving the actual exam so that you can understand the types of questions being asked.

You can prepare for the exam here.