Professional Cloud Developer (PCD)

Google Cloud · Professional · $200

Building scalable and highly available applications using Google Cloud recommended practices.

Exam Code: PCD Fee: $200 Study: 60–120 hours Difficulty: 4/5 Validity: 2 years Focus: developer Demand: 68/100 Salary Premium: +$13K/yr (est.)

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Cross-Cloud Closest Matches

Building, deploying, and debugging cloud-native applications and serverless solutions.

Developer – Associate

DVA-C02

$15040–80h

Google Cloud

Professional Cloud Developer

PCD

$20060–120h

Role alignment is strong. Microsoft and AWS are Associate-level; Google is Professional (harder). All emphasise serverless, containers, and CI/CD. Google's is the most architecture-oriented.

AWS DVA or Azure AZ-204 first (associate level), then Google PCD for multi-cloud breadth.

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