Registration for the Professional Cloud Developer beta exam is open. Beta candidates should review the beta exam guide.

Professional Cloud Developer

A Professional Cloud Developer builds and deploys scalable, secure, and highly available applications by using Google-recommended tools and best practices. This individual has experience with cloud-native applications, containerized applications, APIs, developer tools, orchestration tools, managed services, test strategies, serverless platforms, and next-generation databases. This individual also has proficiency with at least one general-purpose programming language and instruments their code to produce metrics, logs, and traces.

The Professional Cloud Developer exam assesses your ability to:

  • Design highly scalable, available, reliable cloud-native applications
  • Build and test applications
  • Deploy applications
  • Integrate an application with Google Cloud services

Also available in Japanese.

The new Professional Cloud Developer beta exam is live. If you are interested in taking the beta exam, please review the beta exam guide

During the beta period, registration for the current GA (General Availability) version of the exam will not be available. If you have already registered to take the current GA version of the exam during the beta period, you will still take the current GA version of the exam. Refer to the Google Cloud Certification Help Center for more information about beta exams.


About the beta certification exam

Beta certification exams are newly developed assessments. We gather performance statistics on the questions and use these statistics to create the certification standards for the final exam. Beta participants will be notified of their exam results within 6 to 8 weeks after the exam closes. You can pass the GA exam or the beta exam to become or recertify as a Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Developer.

Why beta?

     ●  Pass this exam to become Google Cloud Certified or renew your certification

     ●  Save 40% on the cost of certification

     ●  Vouchers are accepted for beta exam attempts

     ●  Get exclusive Google-branded apparel

     ●  Beta exam attempts do not count toward the total number of allowable exam attempts

     ●  Refer to our FAQs for more details

Specifics about the beta

Length: Three hours

Registration fee: $120 USD (40% discount on retail price of $200 USD) (plus tax where applicable)

Language: English

Exam format: 70-75 multiple choice and multiple select questions

Exam delivery method:

     a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location, review the online testing requirements.

     b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center, locate a test center near you.

Prerequisites: None

Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.

Eligibility: You may participate in the beta exam regardless of your certification status. If you are already certified, passing a beta exam counts as recertification and your two-year certification term restarts.

About the current GA certification exam

Length: Two hours

Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)

Languages: English and Japanese

Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions

Exam delivery method:

     a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location

     b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center

Prerequisites: None

Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.

Certification Renewal / Recertification: Candidates must recertify in order to maintain their certification status. Unless explicitly stated in the detailed exam descriptions, all Google Cloud certifications are valid for two years from the date of certification. Recertification is accomplished by retaking the exam during the recertification eligibility time period and achieving a passing score. You may attempt recertification starting 60 days prior to your certification expiration date.

Exam overview

1. Get real world experience

Before attempting the Cloud Developer exam, it's recommended that you have 3+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud products and solutions. Ready to start building? Explore the Google Cloud Free Tier for free usage (up to monthly limits) of select products.

Try Google Cloud Free Tier

2. Understand what's on the exam

The exam guide contains a complete list of topics that may be included on the exam, helping you determine if your skills align with the exam.

See GA exam guide

Please refer to the beta exam guide if you plan to take the upcoming beta.

3. Review the sample questions

Familiarize yourself with the format of exam questions and example content that may be covered on the Cloud Developer exam.

Review sample questions

4. Round out your skills with training

Prepare for the exam by following the Professional Cloud Developer learning path. Explore online training, in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other resources from Google Cloud.

Prepare for the exam with Googlers and certified experts. Get valuable exam tips, tricks, and insights from industry experts.

In-depth discussions on the concepts and critical components of Google Cloud:

Google Cloud documentation

Google Cloud solutions

5. Schedule an exam

Register and select whether to take the exam remotely or at a nearby testing center.

Review exam terms and conditions and data sharing policies.