Certifications
Each roadmap follows the official exam guide, domain by domain, with the published weights. The nodes are the same concepts as the rest of the site, put in exam order.
- exam guide 2025-10Data Analyst Associate
The entry-level certification for data analysis on Databricks. Querying and modeling data with Databricks SQL, building AI/BI dashboards and Genie Agents (the guide says Genie spaces), and applying basic data governance and security.
9 domains35 concepts45 questions90 minno published weights - exam guide 2026-05Data Engineer Associate
The entry-level certification for data engineering on Databricks. Ingestion, transformation, Lakeflow Jobs, CI/CD with bundles, troubleshooting, and governance with Unity Catalog.
7 domains51 concepts45 questions90 min - exam guide 2026-07Data Engineer Professional
The advanced certification for production data engineering on Databricks. ETL pipeline design, streaming, governance, security, and cost and performance optimization, plus CI/CD with Declarative Automation Bundles.
10 domains46 concepts59 questions120 minno published weights - exam guide 2026-03Generative AI Engineer Associate
The associate-level certification for designing and implementing LLM-enabled solutions on Databricks, covering prompt design, RAG pipelines, agent frameworks, AI Search (formerly Vector Search), Model Serving, and MLflow-based evaluation.
6 domains34 concepts45 questions90 minno published weights - exam guide 2025-03Machine Learning Associate
The associate-level certification for using Databricks to perform core machine learning tasks, from feature engineering and AutoML to MLflow tracking, model registration in Unity Catalog, and endpoint deployment.
4 domains14 concepts48 questions90 minno published weights