Professional Cloud Developer

As a Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer, I am equipped to build and deploy scalable, secure, and highly available applications utilizing Google-recommended tools and best practices. My expertise covers cloud-native application development, leveraging Google Cloud APIs, developer and AI tools, managed services, and various datastores. I am proficient in at least one general-purpose programming language and skilled in instrumenting code to produce essential metrics, logs, and traces for comprehensive application monitoring and problem determination.

My capabilities extend to designing high-performing, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications by selecting optimal Google Cloud platforms such as Compute Engine, GKE, or Cloud Run, and effectively building and deploying containerized applications. This includes implementing robust caching with Memorystore, creating and deploying APIs using REST or gRPC, and integrating systems through event-driven services like Pub/Sub and Eventarc. A key aspect of my approach is ensuring application security by managing secrets with Secret Manager, implementing strong IAM policies, securing inter-service communication using tools like Cloud Service Mesh or Kubernetes Network Policies, and protecting data with features like Cloud Storage lifecycle policies and Binary Authorization.

Furthermore, I am adept at establishing efficient development environments using tools like the Google Cloud CLI, Cloud SDK, and Cloud Code, and using Cloud Build and Artifact Registry for building and storing application artifacts, alongside implementing thorough testing strategies including unit and integration tests, sometimes assisted by Gemini Code Assist. I am proficient in deploying applications to serverless platforms like Cloud Run and orchestrating containers with GKE, including managing resource requirements, health checks, and auto-scaling. I can seamlessly integrate applications with diverse Google Cloud data services, consume Google Cloud APIs effectively, and utilize Google Cloud Observability, Error Reporting, and Gemini Cloud Assist for proactive troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and maintaining application health.