Professional Data Engineer Certification  

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Professional Data Engineer

Professional Data Engineers enable data-driven decision making by
collecting, transforming, and publishing data. A Data Engineer should
be able to design, build, operationalize, secure, and monitor data
processing systems with a pa!icular emphasis on security and
compliance; scalability and e"ciency; reliability and #delity; and
$exibility and po!ability. A Data Engineer should also be able to
leverage, deploy, and continuously train pre-existing machine learning
models.

The Professional Data Engineer exam assesses your ability to:

Design data processing Operationalize machine

systems learning models

Ensure solution quality Build and operationalize

data processing systems

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Quick links

Train for the exam

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Review sample questions

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Review exam preparation guide
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Community: Learning & Ce!i"cation Hub
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Pa!ner training for the exam

About this ce!i"cation exam

Length: 2 hours Exam Delivery Method:

Registration fee: $200 (plus a. Take the online-proctored

tax where applicable) exam
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Languages: English, Japanese. page=certInfo&branding=GOOGLECLOUD&
tabs=13)
Exam format: 50-60 multiple from a remote location
choice and multiple select
b. Take the onsite-proctored
questions
exam at a testing center
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Test-Center)

Prerequisites: None

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Recommended experience: 3+
years of industry experience
including 1+ years designing and
managing solutions using
Google Cloud.

Ce!i"cation Renewal /
Rece!i"cation: Candidates
must rece!ify in order to
maintain their ce!i#cation
status. Unless explicitly stated in
the detailed exam descriptions,
all Google Cloud ce!i#cations
are valid for two years from the
date of ce!i#cation.
Rece!i#cation is accomplished
by retaking the exam during the
rece!i#cation eligibility time
period and achieving a passing
score. You may a%empt
rece!i#cation sta!ing 60 days
prior to your ce!i#cation
expiration date. 

Exam overview

1. Review the exam guide

The exam guide (/certi=cation/guides/data-engineer) contains a complete list of topics that may be

included on the exam, helping you determine if your skills align with the topics on the exam.

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2. Training

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Follow the learning path 

Prepare for the exam by exploring online training, in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other
resources from Google Cloud.

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Take a webinar 

Additional resources 

3. Sample questions

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iewform)
to familiarize yourself with the format of exam questions and example content that may be
covered on the Data Engineer exam.

4. Schedule an exam

Register and select (https://www.webassessor.com/googlecloud/) whether to take the exam remotely or

at a nearby testing center.

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