Google Cloud Certified: Professional Cloud Developer (PCD) validates ability to build scalable and available cloud-native applications on Google Cloud. Focus on GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine, and Google Cloud APIs.
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns a 12-week PCD plan into daily guide coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks.
50-60 multiple choice questions, 120 minutes.
3+ years software development and 1+ year GCP experience recommended.
$200 USD
The 5 domains tested on PCD, with approximate weights from the official exam guide. exclam.ai weights your study plan according to these percentages.
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Designing highly scalable, available, and reliable cloud-native applications | ~20% |
| Building and testing applications | ~18% |
| Deploying applications | ~18% |
| Integrating Google Cloud services | ~24% |
| Managing application performance monitoring | ~20% |
Source: official PCD exam guide published by Google Cloud Platform.
Google Cloud Platform publishes the PCD exam guide as a free HTML page. Download it, upload it to exclam.ai, and get a fully guided study plan with adaptive flashcards and quizzes in minutes.
Upload the PCD exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 5 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.
Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.
Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.
exclam.ai works alongside whichever video course or practice exam provider you prefer. We do not reproduce or redistribute any commercial prep content — upload your own notes taken while studying.
Similar scope but different service focus. PCD emphasizes GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine, and gRPC/REST APIs. DVA emphasizes Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway. Both validate cloud-native development skills.
Upload the free GCP PCD exam guide and exclam.ai builds a fully guided study plan. Free to start.