AWS Certified Developer – Associate
The AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam validates your technical expertise in developing and
maintaining applications on the AWS platform. It tests your knowledge of the following concepts:
Picking the right AWS services for the application.
Using AWS SDKs to interact with AWS services from your application.
Writing code that optimizes performance of AWS services that your application uses.
Code-level application security (IAM roles, credentials, encryption, etc.)
Prior to taking the AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam, you should possess the following
knowledge, skills and experience:
AWS Knowledge and Experience
Professional experience using AWS technology.
Hands-on experience programming with AWS APIs.
Understanding of AWS security best practices.
Understanding of automation and AWS deployment tools.
Understanding of storage options and their underlying consistency models.
Excellent understanding of at least one AWS SDK.
General IT Knowledge and Experience
Understanding of stateless and loosely coupled distributed applications.
Familiarity developing with RESTful API interfaces.
Basic understanding of relational and non-relational databases.
Familiarity with messaging and queuing services.