Google Professional Cloud Developer

The Google Professional Cloud Developer certification validates your ability to build scalable and highly available applications using Google Cloud tools and services. It covers application development best practices including API design, containerization, serverless architecture, data storage selection, and CI/CD automation. This certification demonstrates proficiency in building cloud-native applications using services like Cloud Run, GKE, App Engine, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and Firestore. It is aimed at software developers who want to prove their ability to create production-grade applications on GCP.

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What is the Google Professional Cloud Developer Certification?

Who Should Take This Course?

Software developers building cloud-native applications on GCP
Backend engineers designing APIs and microservices
Full-stack developers deploying applications on Google Cloud
Mobile developers using Firebase and GCP backend services
Application architects designing scalable SaaS products
Engineers modernizing monolithic apps to microservices
Developers using Python, Java, Node.js, or Go on GCP

What You Will Learn in the PCD Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Designing Highly Scalable, Available, and Reliable Cloud-Native Applications

Design application architectures that meet scalability, availability, and reliability requirements.

Microservices vs. monolithic architecture trade-offs
API-first design with REST and gRPC
12-factor app methodology for cloud-native applications
Designing for failure: circuit breakers, retries, and timeouts

Building and Testing Applications

Develop, test, and containerize applications for Google Cloud deployment.

Containerizing applications with Docker and Cloud Build
Testing strategies: unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Pub/Sub for event-driven application architectures
Firebase and Firestore for real-time mobile and web apps

Deploying Applications

Deploy applications using serverless, containerized, and managed platforms.

Cloud Run for serverless container deployments
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for orchestrated workloads
App Engine Standard and Flexible environments
Cloud Functions for event-triggered serverless functions

Integrating Google Cloud Services

Integrate GCP services to build feature-rich, production-ready applications.

Cloud Storage for object storage and CDN delivery
Cloud SQL and Firestore for structured and document data
Secret Manager and Cloud KMS for credentials and key management
Cloud Tasks and Cloud Scheduler for async processing

Managing Application Performance and Operations

Monitor, debug, and optimize applications for performance and cost.

Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging for application observability
Cloud Trace and Cloud Debugger for distributed tracing
Profiling and performance optimization for cloud apps
Error Reporting and alerting policies

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Associate Cloud Engineer certification or equivalent GCP application development experience
2+ years of software development experience in Python, Java, Node.js, or Go
Experience building and deploying RESTful APIs or microservices
Familiarity with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes basics
Understanding of databases: Cloud SQL, Firestore, or Bigtable

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the PCD certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	Google Professional Cloud Developer
Exam Code	PCD
Exam Type	Multiple Choice and Multiple Select
Total Questions	60
Passing Score	Approximately 70%
Exam Duration	120 minutes
Language	English, Japanese
Exam Provider	Google Cloud / Kryterion (online proctored or test center)
Exam Focus	Building, testing, deploying, and integrating cloud-native applications on GCP
Exam Registration	Register at cloud.google.com/certification via Kryterion Webassessor portal
Retake Policy	14-day wait after first failure; 60-day wait after second; 365-day wait after third
Certification Validity	3 years (recertification required)