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Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional
The Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional (DE Pro) exam validates advanced skills in designing, building, and optimizing production-grade data pipelines on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform
- 120 min
- 70% to pass
- 59 bank questions
- 10 domains
Exam syllabus, organized by domain
The official Databricks blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional exam question
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Exam facts at a glance
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- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 70%
- Domains
- 10
- Questions in our bank
- 59
- Level
- PROFESSIONAL
- Measured complexity
- 2.3 / 10
- Question mix
- 22 single · 19 multi · 18 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.
- Cost & Performance Optimisation8 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
38% multi-select · 0% scenario · 25% interactive
- Data Governance4 questions · complexity 1.5/10 · Gentle
25% multi-select · 0% scenario · 25% interactive
- Data Ingestion & Acquisition4 questions · complexity 2.7/10 · Gentle
25% multi-select · 25% scenario · 25% interactive
- Data Modelling3 questions · complexity 3.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 33% scenario · 33% interactive
- Data Sharing and Federation3 questions · complexity 3.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 33% scenario · 33% interactive
- Data Transformation, Cleansing, and Quality6 questions · complexity 2.7/10 · Gentle
50% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Debugging and Deploying6 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Developing Code for Data Processing using Python and13 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
31% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive
- Ensuring Data Security and Compliance6 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Monitoring and Alerting6 questions · complexity 2.7/10 · Gentle
50% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
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Frequently asked questions
What you need to know before attempting the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification.