The Certified Backstage Associate (CBA) certification validates foundational knowledge of Backstage, the open-source developer portal platform originally created by Spotify. It covers customization, development workflows, infrastructure, and the software catalog.
pie title CBA Exam Domain Weights
"Customizing Backstage" : 32
"Backstage Development Workflow" : 24
"Backstage Infrastructure" : 22
"Backstage Catalog" : 22
Exam Tip
Customizing Backstage (32%) is the largest domain. Understand the difference between frontend and backend plugins, React/Material UI components, and how to extend Backstage functionality. Combined with Development Workflow (24%), these two domains account for 56% of the exam.