AWS Associate Developer

About this certification

The average salary of an AWS Certified Developer – Associate certified professional is 112,984$USD. This certificate is for individuals who perform a development role, develop and maintain an AWS-based application.

This certificate validates your technical skills and expertise with an industry-recognized credential and grows your career.

Abilities Validated by the AWS Associate Developer Certification:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices
2. Demonstrate proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS

Recommended Knowledge: 

1. In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
2. Understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices
3. Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS
4. Ability to use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
5. Ability to identify key features of AWS services
6. Understanding of the AWS shared responsibility model
7. Understanding of application lifecycle management 
8. Ability to use a CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS
9. Ability to use or interact with AWS services
10. Ability to apply a basic understanding of cloud-native applications to write code
11. Ability to write code using AWS security best practices (e.g., not using secret and access keys in the code, instead of using IAM roles)
12. Ability to the author, maintain and debug code modules on AWS
13. Proficiency writing code for serverless applications
14. Understanding of the use of containers in the development process

Exam details

To register for an exam, sign in to aws.training and click Certification in the top navigation. Next, click the AWS Certification Account button, followed by Schedule New Exam. Find the exam you wish to take and click either the Schedule at PSI or Schedule at Pearson VUE button. You will then be redirected to the test delivery provider’s scheduling page, where you will complete your exam registration.

Exam Overview

Exam Format - Multiple-choice, multiple-answer

Exam Time - 130 mins

Exam Language - Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese

AWS Certification passing scores are set by using statistical analysis and are subject to change. AWS does not publish exam passing scores because exam questions and passing scores are updated to reflect changes in test forms as the content is updated.