Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional: Exam Prep
A 2-hour live online prep course for the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional exam, for experienced engineers who run production pipelines. Built from the exam guide Databricks publishes, with free access to Practice Tests.
USD $99
Per person, per exam
2 hours
Live online, not recorded
Free
Practicetests.co access, normally $30
Upcoming Databricks exam prep sessions
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Who this is for
Experienced data engineers who build and run production pipelines on Databricks. Most people sit the Data Engineer Associate first. It is a sensible step rather than a requirement.
What the course covers
- ✓Production-grade pipeline design and the medallion architecture
- ✓Delta Lake, Auto Loader and Spark Declarative Pipelines
- ✓Streaming workloads and serverless compute
- ✓Unity Catalog governance at production scale
- ✓DevOps and CI/CD with the Databricks CLI, REST API and Asset Bundles
- ✓Monitoring, testing and troubleshooting in Python and SQL
The exam at a glance
| Format | Proctored, multiple choice |
|---|---|
| Registration fee | USD $200, paid to Databricks |
| Questions and time limit | Set out in the current exam guide |
| Booked with | Databricks, directly |
Databricks updated this exam in 2026. Check the current exam guide for the question count, time limit and domains before you book.
Where it fits
This is the advanced data engineering certification. If you are not yet sure you are ready for it, start with the Data Engineer Associate.
Data Engineer Associate prep →Learn the content, not just the exam technique
A live, instructor-led review of what the exam covers. Learners work through scenario questions together and build the understanding to handle questions they have not seen before.
How the 2 hours run
Answer it yourself. We put a scenario question to the group, modelled on the style and topics of the exam. Learners commit to an answer before anything is revealed.
Talk it through. The answer is revealed and discussed as a group, covering why the correct option is right and why each of the others is not.
See it on the whiteboard. Where a concept needs more time, we build out the architecture and the scenario behind the question, live.
→Questions are welcome throughout, so the session follows what the group wants to dig into.
What learners take away
- ✓A clear grasp of the topics and scenarios the exam draws on
- ✓A way to work out what a question is really asking
- ✓The mental models to reason through unfamiliar questions
Every question is written for this course from the published exam guide. Real exam questions are never used or shared.
These are independent prep courses, not official Databricks training. Exams are booked and sat directly with Databricks.
Ready to book a session?
Pick a date on the calendar. Seats are per person.
What your seat includes
- ✓A 2-hour live online session
- ✓Live Q&A throughout, on your questions
- ✓Free access to Practice Tests, normally $30
- ✓A study plan to take into your own preparation
Not included
- –A recording of the session
- –The exam itself, which is booked and paid for with Databricks (USD $200)
Practice Tests access, normally $30
Practice Tests is our certification practice platform. Every attendee gets a coupon for it at the end of the session, so you can keep taking timed practice exams and see when you are ready to book the real one.
Visit practicetests.co →Preparing a whole team for certification?
We run private certification preparation for teams, built on your own Databricks workspace and data, as part of a custom program or on its own.
Databricks certification preparation for teams →Common questions
Do I need the Associate certification before the Professional?
It is not a formal prerequisite, but most candidates hold it first. The Professional assumes you are comfortable with everything the Associate covers.
How hard is the Data Engineer Professional exam?
It is scenario-heavy and assumes real production experience. The course focuses on reasoning through scenarios you have not seen before, not memorising answers.
How much does the exam cost?
USD $200, paid to Databricks. The prep course is USD $99 per person.
Is this official Databricks training?
No. It is an independent prep course built from the published exam guide.
Can you prepare our whole engineering team?
Last updated: November 2026
Ready to book your exam prep?
2 hours live online, USD $99 per person, with free Practice Tests access.