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Exam Details

• Exam Name: Back End Developer Certified Professional (BEDCP)
• Exam Format: Multiple choice, online with remote supervision (proctoring)
• Exam Delivery: Safe Exam Browser
• Number of Questions: 50 questions: 70% scenarios / 30% conceptual
• Exam Duration: 90 minutes
• Passing Score: 70% (35 out of 50 correct answers)
• Available Languages: Spanish / English
• Attempts: Maximum 2 attempts (minimum 15 days between attempts)
• Validity: 3 years · 15 CPD credits per year

Main Subjects

• Back end systems architecture and design (25%): SOLID and design patterns; Monolith, microservices and event-driven; SQL and NoSQL; Caching, transactions and concurrency.
• API and service development and implementation (30%): REST and OpenAPI; GraphQL and gRPC; OAuth 2.0, JWT and OpenID Connect; API Gateway, BFF and Circuit Breaker.
• Security, quality and testing (25%): OWASP Top 10; Secrets management; Unit, integration and E2E testing; SAST and code review.
• Infrastructure, deployment and operations (20%): Docker and Kubernetes; CI/CD and IaC; Observability; Resilience: retry and bulkhead.

Who is this certification for?

• Back end developers: Who want to validate their technical skills.
• Software architects and DevOps engineers: Who design and operate services.
• Full stack developers: Who specialize in the back end layer.

Prerequisites

Mandatory: Front End Developer Certified Associate (FDCA). The path continues to Full Stack Developer Certified Expert (FSDCE).