Google Cloud Certified: Professional Data Engineer (PDE) validates ability to design, build, operationalize, and secure data processing systems on Google Cloud. Heavy focus on BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and ML integration.
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns a 12-week PDE plan into daily guide coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks.
50-60 multiple choice questions, 120 minutes.
3+ years data engineering experience recommended.
$200 USD
The 5 domains tested on PDE, with approximate weights from the official exam guide. exclam.ai weights your study plan according to these percentages.
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Designing data processing systems | ~22% |
| Ingesting and processing the data | ~25% |
| Storing the data | ~20% |
| Preparing and using data for analysis | ~15% |
| Maintaining and automating data workloads | ~18% |
Source: official PDE exam guide published by Google Cloud Platform.
Google Cloud Platform publishes the PDE exam guide as a free HTML page. Download it, upload it to exclam.ai, and get a fully guided study plan with adaptive flashcards and quizzes in minutes.
Upload the PDE exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 5 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.
Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.
Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.
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Heavy. You need real experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage. Pure theoretical prep rarely passes this exam.
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