Professional Data Engineer
A Professional Data Engineer makes data usable and valuable for others by collecting, transforming, and publishing data. This individual evaluates and selects products and services to meet business and regulatory requirements. A Professional Data Engineer creates and manages robust data processing systems. This includes the ability to design, build, deploy, monitor, maintain, and secure data processing workloads.
The Professional Data Engineer exam assesses your ability to:
- Design data processing systems
- Ingest and process data
- Store the data
- Prepare and use data for analysis
- Maintain and automate data workloads
Also available in Japanese.
The new Professional Data Engineer beta exam is now live. If you are interested in taking the beta exam, please review the beta exam guide.
During the beta period, registration for the current GA (General Availability) version of the exam is not available. If you have already registered to take the current GA version of the exam during the beta period, you will still take the current GA version of the exam. Refer to the Google Cloud Certification Help Center for more information about beta exams.
About the beta certification exam
Beta certification exams are newly developed assessments. We gather performance statistics on the questions and use these statistics to create the certification standards for the final exam. Beta participants will be notified of their exam results within 6 to 8 weeks after the exam closes. You can pass the GA exam or the beta exam to become or recertify as a Google Cloud Certified – Professional Data Engineer.
Why beta?
• Pass this exam to become Google Cloud Certified or renew your certification
• Save 40% on the cost of certification
• Vouchers are accepted for beta exam attempts
• Get exclusive Google-branded apparel
• Beta exam attempts do not count toward the total number of allowable exam attempts
• Refer to our FAQs for more details
Specifics about the beta
Length: Four hours
Registration fee: $120 USD (40% discount on retail price of $200 USD) (plus tax where applicable)
Language: English
Exam format: Multiple choice and multiple select
Exam delivery method:
a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location, review the online testing requirements.
b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center, locate a test center near you.
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.
Eligibility: You may participate in the beta exam regardless of your certification status. If you are already certified, passing a beta exam counts as recertification and your two-year certification term restarts.
About the current GA certification exam
Length: Two hours
Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)
Languages: English, Japanese.
Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions
Exam delivery method:
a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location.
b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.
Certification Renewal / Recertification: Candidates must recertify in order to maintain their certification status. Unless explicitly stated in the detailed exam descriptions, all Google Cloud certifications are valid for two years from the date of certification. Recertification is accomplished by retaking the exam during the recertification eligibility time period and achieving a passing score. You may attempt recertification starting 60 days prior to your certification expiration date.
Exam overview
1. Review the exam guide
The
exam guide
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.
2. Training
Prepare for the exam by exploring online training,
in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other
resources from Google Cloud.
Get valuable exam tips and tricks, and get insights
from Googlers and industry experts.
In-depth discussions on the concepts and critical
components of Google Cloud:
Review the guide to preparing for the Professional Data Engineer certification
3. Sample questions
Review sample questions
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
whether to take the exam remotely or at a nearby testing
center. Review exam
terms and conditions
and
data sharing policies.