You can see it againUnder pressure people bring back shapes and positions long after the wording has gone.
Picture superiority · Shepard 1967, Standing 1973
GOOGLE CLOUDGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Developer
The Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer certification validates your ability to design, build, and deploy scalable, secure, and reliable applications on Google Cloud. It is for developers who write code and build cloud-native solutions, and it demonstrates that you can apply Google Cloud best practices to real-world development challenges. Earning this credential signals that you can deliver production-ready applications that leverage the full power of Google Cloud.
Exam formatMultiple choice and multiple select
DeliveryGoogle Cloud
Free questions325
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
4domains
11objectives
109concepts
$200 USDexam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer certification is designed for developers who build and maintain applications on Google Cloud. It validates your skills in designing, building, and deploying scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native applications. The certification covers the full development lifecycle, from application design and development to deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Earning this credential demonstrates that you can use Google Cloud services and best practices to solve real-world development problems. It is a mark of distinction that can help you advance your career and stand out in a competitive job market. The certification is part of Google Cloud's Professional-level credential program, which validates advanced technical skills in key job functions.
Who it’s for
This certification is for developers who have experience building and deploying applications on Google Cloud. It is ideal for software engineers, application developers, and cloud developers who are responsible for designing, building, and maintaining cloud-native applications. Candidates should be comfortable with at least one programming language, have experience with Google Cloud services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Run, and Kubernetes, and understand core cloud concepts like scalability, reliability, and security.
Recommended experience
Google Cloud recommends that candidates have at least 3 years of industry experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud. Experience with application development and design; Experience with Google Cloud services and APIs; Understanding of cloud architecture and best practices; Ability to write and debug code in a programming language
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective Google Cloud measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official Google Cloud exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
Designing highly scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native applications
- 1.1 Designing high-performing applications and APIs
- 1.2 Designing secure applications
- 1.3 Storing and accessing data
Building and testing applications
- 2.1 Setting up your development environment
- 2.2 Building
- 2.3 Testing
Configuring cloud-native applications for deployment
- 3.1 Deploying applications to Cloud Run
- 3.2 Deploying containers to GKE
Integrating applications with Google Cloud services
- 4.1 Integrating applications with data and storage services
- 4.2 Consuming Google Cloud APIs
- 4.3 Troubleshooting and observability
On the day
The exam itself
Everything Google Cloud publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
CertificationGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Developer
Exam formatMultiple choice and multiple select
DeliveryGoogle Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese
Pricing$200 USD
Certification levelProfessional
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path Google Cloud lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer
Credential earnedGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Developer Professional level certification Renewal and maintenance
Professional certifications are valid for two years. Renew by passing the current version of the exam or, for eligible certifications, by completing continuing education courses on Google Skills. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. Google Cloud maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by Google Cloud
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Google Cloud, Google Cloud’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official Google Cloud certification page for exam policies and requirements.
View the official pageYour coach
And when you are serious, your coach Pip takes over
Your coach in the app reads what you have answered with the book closed and tells you one thing to do tonight. It will not count an answer you gave with the page open, and it will tell you when you are not ready.
See how the coach worksBefore you book
Questions people ask
How does the Professional Cloud Developer certification relate to the Associate Cloud Engineer certification?
The Associate Cloud Engineer certification is a lower-level credential that validates fundamental skills in deploying and maintaining cloud projects. The Professional Cloud Developer certification is a higher-level credential that validates advanced skills in designing, building, and deploying cloud-native applications. While the Associate certification is not a prerequisite, it can be a stepping stone to the Professional level.
Is there a hands-on lab component in the Professional Cloud Developer exam?
The exam is primarily multiple-choice and multiple-select. Google Cloud does not currently publish information about a hands-on lab component for this exam.
What is the retake policy for the Professional Cloud Developer exam?
If you fail the exam, you must wait 14 days before your next attempt. There is no limit on the number of attempts, but each attempt requires a full exam fee.
Can I renew my Professional Cloud Developer certification by passing a different Google Cloud exam?
Yes. Passing the current version of the Professional Cloud Developer exam is the standard renewal method. Additionally, passing a higher-level Google Cloud certification exam may also renew your certification, but you should check the specific renewal policy for your certification.
What job roles does the Professional Cloud Developer certification map to?
This certification is designed for cloud developers, software engineers, and application developers who build and maintain applications on Google Cloud. It validates the skills needed for roles that involve designing, building, and deploying cloud-native solutions.
Are there any regional restrictions for taking the Professional Cloud Developer exam?
The exam is available globally through online proctoring and at test centers in many countries. However, availability may vary by region, and some languages may not be offered in all locations. Check the official exam page for the most current information.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 325 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept Google Cloud measures — each one written out.
4domains
11objectives
109concepts
70free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official Google Cloud exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1Designing highly scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native applications111 questions
2Building and testing applications74 questions
3Configuring cloud-native applications for deployment48 questions
4Integrating applications with Google Cloud services92 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
1.1 Designing high-performing applications and APIs7 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
35 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
325 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
325questions
70pages
11objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Designing highly scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native applications111 questions
2Building and testing applications74 questions
3Configuring cloud-native applications for deployment48 questions
4Integrating applications with Google Cloud services92 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
109concepts
325free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from Google Cloud
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
3official links
109concepts mapped
The source
Google Cloud’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official Google Cloud outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 11 objectives, 109 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When Google Cloud changes the outline, this page changes with it.
11objectives on the outline→109concepts written→325free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.