AWS Educate is Amazon's global initiative to provide students comprehensive resources for building skills in the cloud. It is a no-cost curriculum providing access to content, training, pathways, AWS services.

Software Development Engineers are versatile. They can build groundbreaking customer features or develop the backend infrastructures that support them. They are creative and passionate about using software engineering principles to solve challenges across a wide array of technologies. In this pathway, which contains about 35 hours of learning, you will learn about the skills a Software Development Engineer uses daily to design, construct, and test applications that will satisfy the customer requirements.

Course Objectives

In this pathway, you'll explore:

1. Software Development architecture and general topics.
2. Effective DevOps strategies for software development.
3. Different scripting languages necessary for this role, including Python, Javascript, and using the command line interface.
4. Data and data structure concepts.

This survey course is aimed at individuals interested in cloud topics with little or no working knowledge of AWS. You do not need to be currently enrolled in college/ university to apply for this course, but we recommend you use a school email to sign up!

AWS Educate allows you to explore Cloud Career Pathways to learn the top cloud skills in leading cloud careers. From Machine Learning Scientist to Application Developer, each pathway aligns to a specific job role and includes 25+ hours of self-paced content with knowledge checks. Earn credentials for completed pathways to share with prospective employers