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Databricks Certified Data Engineer - Professional

The Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification exam assesses an individual’s ability to use Databricks to perform advanced data engineering tasks. This includes an understanding of the Databricks platform and developer tools like Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and the Databricks CLI and REST API. It also assesses the ability to build optimized and cleaned ETL pipelines. Additionally, modeling data into a Lakehouse using knowledge of general data modeling concepts will also be assessed. Finally, ensuring that data pipelines are secure, reliable, monitored, and tested before deployment will also be included in this exam. Individuals who pass this certification exam can be expected to complete advanced data engineering tasks using Databricks and its associated tools.

$14.99Updated Sep 10, 2026
What’s included

Practice modes

  • Quick practiceShort question sessions with feedback as you answer.
  • Timed mockExam-length timing; answers and explanations after you submit.
  • Targeted drillFocus a session on one exam domain.
  • Review mistakesReturn to questions you missed or flagged in completed attempts.
Coverage

What the questions cover

Questions
310
Question banks
2 banks, combined in your workspace
Domains
10
Timed mock
120 minutes · 85% pass mark
Questions last updated
Sep 10, 2026

Domains covered

  • Cost & Performance Optimisation
  • Data Governance
  • Data Ingestion & Acquisition
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Sharing & Federation
  • Data Transformation, Cleansing & Quality
  • Debugging and Deploying
  • Developing Code for Data Processing using Python & SQL
  • Ensuring Data Security and Compliance
  • Monitoring & Alerting

Question banks

Questions come from 2 banks. Your workspace combines every bank you have access to.

  • Bank 1140 questions
    $14.99
  • Bank 2170 questions · updated Sep 10, 2026
    $14.99

Access

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$14.99 · 180 days access

Practice questions, timed mocks and result review for this certification for 180 days from purchase. Covers Bank 1 (140 questions).

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What practice looks like

Illustration of a timed mock. Not real exam content.