About This Certification

The AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) validates technical expertise in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications on AWS. It covers serverless architecture, AWS SDKs, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and the use of core AWS services from a developer perspective.

Exam Overview

The DVA-C02 exam contains 65 questions with a 130-minute time limit, including multiple-choice and multiple-response question types. A minimum score of 720/1000 is required. The exam is delivered at Pearson VUE/PSI centers and online.

Exam Domains & Weighting

Domain	Description	Weight
Development with AWS Services	Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3, and developing event-driven, serverless applications	32.0%
Security	IAM roles, Cognito, Secrets Manager, KMS, and implementing secure application access and data protection	26.0%
Deployment	CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation, and CI/CD strategies	24.0%
Troubleshooting & Optimization	CloudWatch, X-Ray, performance optimization, error handling, and cost-aware development patterns	18.0%