Certification

Overview Databricks offers certification tracks aligned to common roles: Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Apache Spark Developer, Machine Learning Engineer, and Generative AI Engineer. All certifications: Validity: 2 years from pass date Cost: $200 per exam attempt Format: Multiple choice, proctored online Recent Updates (2026): Emphasis on Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines (the evolution of DLT), Unity Catalog, liquid clustering, predictive optimization, AUTO CDC, Lakehouse Federation, and serverless compute Choose a certification based on your: ...