Start preparing for your Google Professional Data Engineer certification exam and further your ability to collect, transform, and publish data to help organizations make data-driven decisions as a Data Engineer with this course.

Overview

This official Google Cloud course will help you prepare for the Google Professional Data Engineer certification exam.

This session uses lectures, quizzes, and discussions to help you become familiar with the structure and format of the exam. You’ll take part in exam question reasoning and case comprehension, get tips from certified experts, and review topics from the Data Engineering curriculum.

At the end of the course, you’ll take an ungraded practice exam and then a graded practice exam that will simulate the exam-taking experience.

Skills Covered

  • Position the Professional Data Engineer Certification.
  • Provide information, tips, and advice on taking the exam.
  • Review each section of the exam, covering highest-level concepts sufficient to build confidence in what is known by the candidate and indicate skill gaps/areas of study if not known by the candidate.
  • Connect candidates to appropriate target learning.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, participants should: Be familiar with Google Cloud to the level of the Data Engineering on Google Cloud course (suggested, not required)

Target Audience

This course is intended for the following participants:

  • Cloud professionals interested in taking the Data Engineer certification exam.
  • Data engineering professionals interested in taking the Data Engineer certification exam

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Understanding the Professional Data Engineer Certification

  • Position the Professional Data Engineer certification among the offerings.
  • Distinguish between Associate and Professional.
  • Provide guidance between Professional Data Engineer and Associate Cloud Engineer.
  • Describe how the exam is administered and the exam rules.
  • Provide general advice about taking the exam.

Module 2: Designing Data Processing Systems

  • Designing data processing systems.
  • Designing flexible data representations.
  • Designing data pipelines.
  • Designing data processing infrastructure.

Module 3: Building and Operationalizing Data Processing Systems

  • Building and operationalizing data structures and databases.
  • Building and operationalizing flexible data representations.
  • Building and operationalizing pipelines.
  • Building and operationalizing processing infrastructure.

Module 4: Operationalizing Machine Learning Models

  • Analyzing data and enabling machine learning.
  • Deploying an ML pipeline.
  • Machine learning terminology review.
  • Operationalizing Machine Learning Models: Exam Guide Review.
  • Modeling business processes for analysis and optimization.

Module 5: Security, Policy, and Reliability

  • Designing for security and compliance.
  • Performing quality control.
  • Ensuring reliability.
  • Visualizing data and advocating policy.
  • Ensuring Solution Quality: Exam Guide Review.

Module 6: Resources and Next Steps

  • Debrief.
  • Preparation Resources.

Dates & Locations

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July 31, 2026 - July 31, 2026

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July 31, 2026 - July 31, 2026

Location: Online
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September 18, 2026 - September 18, 2026

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September 18, 2026 - September 18, 2026

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November 24, 2026 - November 24, 2026

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RM 540

November 24, 2026 - November 24, 2026

Location: Online
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Exam & Certification

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer.

A Professional Data Engineer transforms raw data into meaningful insights by collecting, processing, and publishing it for others to use. They assess and choose tools and services that align with business goals and compliance needs. Their role involves designing, building, deploying, monitoring, maintaining, and securing reliable data processing systems.​

Training & Certification Guide

A Professional Data Engineer enables data-driven decision making by collecting, transforming, and publishing data. A Data Engineer should be able to design, build, operationalize, secure, and monitor data processing systems with a particular emphasis on security and compliance; scalability and efficiency; reliability and fidelity; and flexibility and portability. A Data Engineer should also be able to leverage, deploy, and continuously train pre-existing machine learning models.

The Professional Data Engineer exam assesses your ability to:

  • Design data processing systems
  • Build and operationalize data processing systems
  • Operationalize machine learning models
  • Ensure solution quality
  • Length: 2 hours
  • Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)
  • Languages: English, Japanese.
  • Exam format: Multiple choice and multiple select taken remotely or in person at a test center. Locate a test center near you.
  • Exam Delivery Method:
    1. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location, review the online testing requirements.
    2. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center, Locate a test center near you.
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using GCP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Cloud certifications help you advance your professional skills and demonstrate your value to hiring managers. Also once you become Google Cloud certified, you unlock the following benefits:

  • Distinguish yourself with a digital badge by sharing it on your social profile or resume.
  • Showcase your achievement on a publicly-accessible Google Cloud Certified Directory.
  • Get exclusive Google Cloud Certified swag for Professional certifications.
  • Network and exchange ideas with others in the Google Cloud Certified community.
  • Get access to global cloud virtual and in-person events hosted by Google Cloud.

Become Google Cloud certified and unlock the following benefits:

  • Receive Google Cloud certification merchandise for every professional level certification earned.
  • Build your professional network and engage with other certified leaders by accessing an exclusive Google Cloud Certified community.
  • Receive a digital badge and a certificate to showcase your achievements on social media
  • Opt in to a publicly accessible Credential Holder Directory created for the certified community and unlock the employment opportunities..
  • Get an exclusive chance to attend virtual and in-person industry events hosted by Google Cloud and earn more swag.
  • Receive a 50% discount applicable toward recertification.

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