AI for Software Developers Certification

The AI for Software Developers Certification is a free 15-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests how developers use AI assistants and LLM APIs — code generation, review, testing, debugging, integrating models into apps and keeping code secure and correct. Score 70% or more on its 15 questions to earn a verifiable AI for Software Developers certificate (SOA-AISE). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Claude Code overview (Anthropic), Google Engineering Practices: Code Review (Google), OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications (OWASP) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Read the three skill areas on this page, then take the 15-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a AI for Software Developers certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Claude Code overview (Anthropic); Google Engineering Practices: Code Review (Google); OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications (OWASP); OWASP Cheat Sheet Series (OWASP); GitHub Copilot documentation (GitHub Docs); Response Times: The 3 Important Limits (Nielsen Norman Group). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Three skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Coding with AI (Generating and refactoring code, Tests and debugging and Reviewing AI code); Building with LLMs (APIs and structured outputs, Security and secrets, Cost and latency and evals); AI agents and tooling (Coding agents, MCP and tool use and Repository context). Every question is an original scenario based on a published standard, official documentation or research, named under the question.

Software developer, Full-stack developer, Back-end engineer, Front-end engineer and Engineering student. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show AI for Software Developers skills, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

15 questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — with a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 15 scenario questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — and a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Developers in 2027 are expected to do two things with AI: code with assistants and agents productively — generating, testing, debugging and reviewing — and build AI into applications with LLM APIs, structured outputs, tools and evaluation, while keeping code secure and correct. Employers hire developers who verify AI output and can ship LLM features safely. Build one LLM-powered feature with tests and evals and confirm the skills with a free test. Our full career guide covers the hiring process, interview loop, pay and a prep plan: scienceofapps.com/blog/ai-for-software-developers-career-guide/

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.