Google Cloud Developer

The Google Cloud Developer certification validates skills in building, deploying, and managing applications on Google Cloud. It covers cloud-native development, APIs, storage, and security. Developers learn to use services like App Engine, Cloud Functions, and Kubernetes, ensuring scalable, reliable solutions while integrating monitoring, CI/CD, and cost optimization practices. Target Group Application Developers Engineers Software Engineers Developers DevOps Engineers Professionals managing CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployments on Google Cloud. Cloud Architects & Technical Leads IT Professionals Transitioning to Cloud Concepts Covered 1. Designing Highly Scalable, Available, and Reliable Cloud-Native Applications Designing high-performing applications and APIs. Choosing appropriate platforms (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine). Building and refactoring microservices. Understanding trade-offs between IaaS, CaaS, and serverless. 2. Building and Testing Applications Writing code using Google Cloud APIs and SDKs. Implementing CI/CD pipelines. Testing applications for performance, reliability, and security. Using Cloud Build and Cloud Source Repositories. 3. Deploying Applications Deploying applications to App Engine, Cloud Run, and GKE. Managing containerized workloads. Configuring scaling, load balancing, and traffic splitting. Handling rollbacks and blue/green deployments. 4. Integrating Google Cloud Services Using Cloud Storage, Firestore, Bigtable, and Spanner. Integrating Pub/Sub for messaging. Leveraging Cloud Functions for event-driven workloads. Applying security best practices with IAM and KMS. 5. Managing Application Performance Monitoring Monitoring with Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring. Debugging and tracing with Cloud Trace and Cloud Profiler. Setting up alerts and dashboards. Optimizing cost and performance. Exam and Prerequisite Exam

Format: Multiple choice multiple select scenario based questions.

Duration: 2 hours. Level: Professional (advanced). Prerequisite: No formal requirement, but recommended 3 years of industry experience including 1 year developing on Google Clouds.