GCP•Professional•Professional Cloud Developer

Professional Cloud Developer

Build scalable, secure, and highly available applications using Google-recommended tools and best practices. Experience with cloud-native applications, containerized applications, APIs, developer tools, orchestration tools, managed services, and serverless platforms.

Note: This syllabus summary was last updated in November 2025. For the most current and detailed syllabus information, please visit the official certification provider's website.

Exam Summary

TIME

120

Minutes

TOTAL

Questions

PRICE

$200

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

70%

Required

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

3+ years of industry experience
1+ year designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud
Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

30%

Design Scalable, Available, and Reliable Cloud-Native Applications

Design performant applications and APIs

Design secure applications

Design loosely coupled application components

Design for scalability and high availability

Design CI/CD pipelines

Implement microservices architecture

Design event-driven systems using Pub/Sub

Domain 2

25%

Build and Test Applications

Set up local development environment

Build and run applications locally

Create unit and integration tests

Write code using Google Cloud services APIs

Implement appropriate data storage solutions

Use Cloud SQL, Firestore, Cloud Storage, BigQuery

Integrate with Google Cloud services

Domain 3

25%

Deploy Applications

Implement appropriate deployment strategies

Deploy applications to Cloud Run, Cloud Functions

Deploy applications to Google Kubernetes Engine

Deploy applications to App Engine

Deploy containerized applications

Manage application traffic using Cloud Load Balancing

Implement blue/green and canary deployments

Domain 4

20%

Integrate Applications with Google Cloud Services

Implement service-to-service authentication

Configure IAM for application access

Use Cloud Storage for file storage

Use Cloud Pub/Sub for async messaging

Use Cloud Tasks and Cloud Scheduler

Integrate with AI/ML APIs

Implement observability with Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Trace

GCP•Professional•Professional Cloud Developer

Professional Cloud Developer

Note: This syllabus summary was last updated in November 2025. For the most current and detailed syllabus information, please visit the official certification provider's website.

Exam Summary

TIME

120

Minutes

TOTAL

Questions

PRICE

$200

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

70%

Required

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

3+ years of industry experience
1+ year designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud
Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

30%

Design Scalable, Available, and Reliable Cloud-Native Applications

Design performant applications and APIs

Design secure applications

Design loosely coupled application components

Design for scalability and high availability

Design CI/CD pipelines

Implement microservices architecture

Design event-driven systems using Pub/Sub

Domain 2

25%

Build and Test Applications

Set up local development environment

Build and run applications locally

Create unit and integration tests

Write code using Google Cloud services APIs

Implement appropriate data storage solutions

Use Cloud SQL, Firestore, Cloud Storage, BigQuery

Integrate with Google Cloud services

Domain 3

25%

Deploy Applications

Implement appropriate deployment strategies

Deploy applications to Cloud Run, Cloud Functions

Deploy applications to Google Kubernetes Engine

Deploy applications to App Engine

Deploy containerized applications

Manage application traffic using Cloud Load Balancing

Implement blue/green and canary deployments

Domain 4

20%

Integrate Applications with Google Cloud Services

Implement service-to-service authentication

Configure IAM for application access

Use Cloud Storage for file storage

Use Cloud Pub/Sub for async messaging

Use Cloud Tasks and Cloud Scheduler

Integrate with AI/ML APIs

Implement observability with Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Trace

Professional Cloud Developer

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Design Scalable, Available, and Reliable Cloud-Native Applications

Build and Test Applications

Deploy Applications

Integrate Applications with Google Cloud Services

Cloud Practice Test

Professional Cloud Developer

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Design Scalable, Available, and Reliable Cloud-Native Applications

Build and Test Applications

Deploy Applications

Integrate Applications with Google Cloud Services