AWS Certified
Developer - Associate
Exam overview
| Category | Associate |
|---|---|
| Exam duration | 130 minutes |
| Exam format | 65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response |
| Cost | 150 USD |
| Test in-person or online | Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam |
| Languages offered | English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, and Spanish (Latin America) |
Key FAQs to help you get started
Per the exam guide, one or more years of prior hands-on experience is recommended in developing and maintaining applications by using AWS services. This certification is an ideal starting point on the AWS Certification journey for individuals in IT or cloud developer job roles.
Candidates who do not have any IT work experience would benefit from first earning the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner to get foundational knowledge of AWS Cloud and services before attempting the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam.
Certified individuals report increased confidence as a result of earning this industry-recognized certification and increased credibility with technical IT/cloud colleagues and customers. Preparing for and earning the AWS Certified Developer – Associate can get you off to a strong start to earn additional AWS Certifications in the Professional and Specialty categories.
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate and AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional are certifications that other cloud professionals have earned to advance further in roles like cloud DevOps engineer and software development engineer. Cloud professionals have also earned the AWS Certified Data Engineer- Associate to advance toward roles like machine learning engineer.
This certification is valid for 3 years. Before your certification expires, you can recertify by passing the latest version of this exam, or by earning the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, which will automatically recertify this Associate-level certification.
Yes. Once you earn one AWS Certification, you get 50% discount on your next AWS Certification exam.
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