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.

Web Development Engineers design, build, and improve websites and features that stand out for their innovation and accessibility. They work with different teams to understand customer needs to ensure they’re creating the right experience. In this pathway, which contains ~50 hours of learning, you'll learn about the skills Web Development Engineers use to create dynamic, scalable customer sites and apps.

Course Objectives

In this pathway, you'll explore:

1. Networking topics, including architecture, protocols, virtual private clouds, provisioning, and some troubleshooting tips
2. Effective devops strategies for development
3. Different programming and scripting languages necessary for this role, including Java, C/C++C#, Python, Javascript, and using the command line interface
4. Data and data structures

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