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Databricks certification practice questions & study guides
DataCertPrep covers 5 current Databricks exams, from Associate to Professional level, with 1,380published practice questions and domain-by-domain study guides built from each exam's official exam guide, plus a free practice test for each exam.
If you're new to Databricks, the usual route is to start at the lowest level listed here (Data Engineer Associate or Generative AI Engineer Associate or Machine Learning Associate), then move on to the exam that matches your role at the next level. Each exam below lists its domains and how much of the exam each one covers, so you can see where the effort goes before you start.
Databricks exams by level
Associate level
Design, build, and deploy LLM-powered applications on Databricks.
Use Databricks Machine Learning and MLflow to build, develop, and deploy machine learning models on the Lakehouse.
Professional level
Operationalize machine learning at scale on Databricks: advanced MLflow, model lifecycle and deployment, MLOps automation, and Lakehouse Monitoring.
Demonstrate advanced data engineering on Databricks: production code in Python and SQL, ingestion, transformation and quality, data sharing, monitoring, cost/performance optimization, security, governance, and deployment.
- Developing Code for Data Processing using Python and SQL22%
- Data Ingestion and Acquisition7%
- Data Transformation, Cleansing, and Quality10%
- Data Sharing and Federation5%
- Monitoring and Alerting10%
- Cost and Performance Optimization13%
- Ensuring Data Security and Compliance10%
- Data Governance7%
- Debugging and Deploying10%
- Data Modeling6%
Articles about Databricks exams
- Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate vs Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate: which should you take in 2026?Struggling to choose between Microsoft's new Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate and the classic Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate? Discover the differences in syllabus, career impact, and exam format for 2026.
- Is Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate worth it in 2026? Salary, demand, and difficultyAn in-depth analysis of the restructured Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam in H2 2026, comparing syllabus changes, salary potential, and exam difficulty.
- Microsoft Fabric DP-700 vs Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate: which should you take in 2026?Compare Microsoft Fabric DP-700 and Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate in 2026. Discover syllabus updates, Lakeflow Jobs, OneLake, and how to get free Microsoft exam vouchers.
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