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Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Related topics Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines, Structured Streaming, Delta Sharing, Unity Cataloggroups 42,052 learnersOfficial exam page

Prepare on PySpark.in with study material, hands-on practice and timed mocks. Register officially on Databricks/Webassessor when you are ready.

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59full-mock questions
90 minexam-style timer
Rs. 499lifetime full mock
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Questions45 scored
Time limit90 minutes
RegistrationDatabricks/Webassessor

PySpark.in prepares learners with independent practice. Official certification is always completed on Databricks.

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About the exam

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Validates advanced skills in building, optimising and maintaining production data engineering solutions on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Covers Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Auto Loader, Declarative Pipelines, Databricks Compute, Lakeflow Jobs and the Medallion Architecture — plus secure, cost-effective ETL in Python and SQL, schema management, observability and governance. You are also tested on streaming workloads, orchestration and CI/CD via the Databricks CLI, REST API and Asset Bundles.

Exam blueprint

Exam sections

Developing Code for Data Processing (Python & SQL)22%
Cost & Performance Optimisation13%
Data Transformation, Cleansing & Quality10%
Monitoring & Alerting10%
Ensuring Data Security & Compliance10%
Debugging & Deploying10%
Data Ingestion & Acquisition7%
Data Governance7%
Data Modeling6%
Data Sharing & Federation5%
Skills covered

What you should know

Lakeflow Spark Declarative PipelinesStructured Streaming & AUTO CDCDelta Lake & Liquid ClusteringDelta Sharing & FederationMonitoring & AlertingSecurity, Compliance & PIICI/CD with Automation BundlesData Modeling
Hands-on API usageDataFrame transformations, schemas, joins and aggregations.
Execution awarenessJobs, stages, shuffles, partitions and performance choices.
Production readinessTroubleshooting, tuning and working with common Spark workloads.
Step-by-step preparation guide

Start here and follow this plan until exam day

Use PySpark.in as the preparation hub: first verify the official Databricks exam details, then study every domain, practise hands-on and finish with timed mock tests.

Roadmap links open official Databricks documentation or registration pages. Use those pages for source-of-truth exam details, then return to PySpark.in for practice and mocks.

Step 1Understand the exam and the gap from Associate

Know the ten sections, the 59-question/120-minute format, and that no test aides are allowed — not even API documentation.

  • Read the official Data Engineer Professional exam guide and the summary on this page.
  • Note that Databricks publishes no percentage weightings for this exam, so cover every section.
  • Be honest about the prerequisite: roughly a year of hands-on Databricks data engineering is assumed.
Step 2Production pipelines with Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines

Build reliable batch and streaming pipelines, and know when a streaming table beats a materialized view.

  • Build pipelines with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines and Auto Loader.
  • Use AUTO CDC APIs (formerly APPLY CHANGES) for change data capture.
  • Compare Spark Structured Streaming against Declarative Pipelines and know when each wins.
  • Quarantine bad records rather than failing or silently dropping them.
Step 3Python project structure, testing and CI/CD

Write modular Python, test it properly, and deploy it with Declarative Automation Bundles.

  • Structure a Python project for Automation Bundles (formerly Databricks Asset Bundles).
  • Manage third-party dependencies: PyPI packages, local wheels and source archives.
  • Write unit and integration tests with assertDataFrameEqual, assertSchemaEqual and DataFrame.transform.
  • Deploy through Databricks Git folders and the Databricks CLI/REST API.
Step 4Monitoring, cost and performance

Observe workloads with system tables and profiles, then optimise what they reveal.

  • Use system tables for utilisation, cost, auditing and workload monitoring.
  • Read the Query Profiler and Spark UI to find bad data skipping, poor joins and shuffles.
  • Apply liquid clustering, deletion vectors and Change Data Feed where they fit.
  • Set up SQL Alerts and Lakeflow Jobs notifications for data quality and job health.
Step 5Security, sharing, governance and modeling

Close the remaining sections: protect data, share it safely, and model it well.

  • Apply row filters, column masks, hashing, tokenization and suppression to sensitive data.
  • Build a compliant pipeline that detects and masks PII, plus a data purging solution.
  • Configure Delta Sharing (D2D and D2O) and Lakehouse Federation with governance.
  • Design dimensional models and justify liquid clustering over partitioning and ZORDER.
Mock-test strategy

Use mocks to decide when you are exam-ready

Do not book the official exam after one lucky score. Use short mocks for diagnosis, full mocks for stamina, and review every wrong answer before retrying.

Book the official exam when:You score 80%+ twice in full mocks, finish within 90 minutes, and can explain why each missed answer was wrong.
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional practice hub

Practise, pass and get your PySpark.in certificate automatically

Use the free mocks to diagnose weak areas, then take the full 59-question PySpark.in Data Engineer Professional Exam when you are ready for a certificate-backed assessment.

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Automatic PySpark.in certificate after passing

Once the PySpark.in Data Engineer Professional Exam is cleared with 70% or higher, the platform generates a downloadable certificate with your name, score and certificate ID.

FREE MOCKMOCK-DEP-20

Data Engineer Pro Core Readiness Check

45 min20 questionsPass: 70%

A free 20-question timed mock weighted to the official Professional blueprint across all ten sections — a fast diagnosis of your advanced data engineering gaps.

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FREE MOCKMOCK-DEP-GUIDE

Data Engineer Pro Guide Sample Practice

20 min10 questionsPass: 70%

The official Databricks sample questions from the Professional exam guide plus a warm-up item — the closest look at how the real questions are phrased.

Official sample questionsFast warm-up
Official exam path

Official exam links and extra learning options

Use Databricks links for source-of-truth exam details, voucher rules and booking. Use PySpark.in practice resources and selected courses to prepare with confidence.

Official DatabricksExam, vouchers and registration

Redirect users to Databricks/Webassessor for source-of-truth exam details, voucher events and booking.

PySpark.inPreparation support

Use full mocks, answer explanations, notes, cheat sheets, training support and selected course resources to strengthen your exam readiness.

PySpark.in is independent and not affiliated with Databricks. Official vouchers, registration, proctoring and certification decisions are handled only by Databricks/Webassessor. External course links may be partner links at no extra cost to you.