Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

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Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

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The Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate certification validates a candidate's ability to perform core data engineering tasks on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform

90 min
70% to pass
45 bank questions
7 domains
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MasterImplementing CI/CD

A data engineering team wants to automate the promotion of code across environments using DABs. Which steps are mandatory in their pipeline? (Select all that apply.)

Exam facts at a glance

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Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
70%
Domains
7
Questions in our bank
45
Level
ASSOCIATE
Measured complexity
1.8 / 10
Question mix
18 single · 14 multi · 13 interactive

Where the hard questions actually are

We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.

Exam complexity score1.8/10Gentle · measured across 45 bank questions
  • Data Ingestion and Loading9 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive

  • Data Transformation and Modeling10 questions · complexity 1.4/10 · Gentle

    20% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive

  • Databricks Intelligence Platform3 questions · complexity 2.7/10 · Gentle

    33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive

  • Governance and Security7 questions · complexity 1.7/10 · Gentle

    29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive

  • Implementing CI/CD5 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    40% multi-select · 0% scenario · 20% interactive

  • Troubleshooting, Monitoring, and Optimization4 questions · complexity 1.5/10 · Gentle

    25% multi-select · 0% scenario · 25% interactive

  • Working with Lakeflow Jobs7 questions · complexity 1.7/10 · Gentle

    29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive

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