A professional data engineer enables data-driven decisions by collecting, transforming, storing, and providing data for various applications. A professional data engineer designs and builds a robust data infrastructure that is optimized for performance and security. This person evaluates and selects solutions to meet business and regulatory requirements and effectively manages data platforms. A Professional Data Engineer uses the latest technologies for data processing, cleansing, enrichment, querying, and translation. Professional Data Engineers are well versed in data storage and processing and are able to design, build, deploy, monitor, maintain, optimize, and protect complex workloads.
The Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification exam covers the following topics:
- Designing data processing systems
- Ingesting and processing data
- Storing data
- Preparing and using data for analysis
- Managing and automating data workloads
Information about this certification
If you are certifying for the first time or your certification has expired, you must take the standard exam.
If you wish to renew your certification, you can take the abbreviated renewal exam or the standard exam starting 60 days before your certification expires. Once you have chosen between the standard exam and the renewal exam, you cannot change your choice until you have passed the exam or your certification has expired.
Standard exam information
- Duration: 2 hours
- Exam content: Standard exam guide
- Languages: English and Japanese
- Exam format: 40–50 multiple-choice questions with multiple selections
- Exam method: Online proctored or on-site proctored exam
Validity: 2 years
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: At least 3 years of experience in the relevant industry, including at least 1 year of experience designing and managing data solutions with Google Cloud.
Information about the renewal exam
- Duration: 1 hour
- Exam content: Renewal exam guide
- Language: English
- Exam format: 20 multiple-choice questions with multiple selections
- Exam method: Online proctored or in-person proctored exam
Validity: 2 years
Prerequisites: Candidates must have an active certification and be within the renewal period.