DVA-C02 is the AWS Developer Associate exam: write and deploy applications on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CI/CD, X-Ray) with IAM and encryption done correctly.
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If you design networks all day, SAA-C03 may fit better. Path: AWS roadmap.
Exam overview
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Code | DVA-C02 |
| Duration | 130 minutes |
| Pass | 720 / 1000 (confirm current AWS scale) |
| Cost | ~$150 USD |
Official: Developer Associate.
What to know
- Development — Lambda runtimes, event sources, Step Functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB vs RDS when to use
- Security — IAM roles for compute, KMS, secrets
- Deployment — CodePipeline/CodeBuild, Elastic Beanstalk recognition, SAM/CDK/CloudFormation at associate depth
- Troubleshooting — CloudWatch, X-Ray, retries/DLQs
Highest-miss: IAM for Lambda, DynamoDB keys vs scans, and API Gateway auth.
6-week plan
Build something small every week (SAM or CDK + Lambda + DynamoDB + API). Then drill questions.
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