Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer
Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer is an official Google Cloud certification covering building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud. Being a senior credential that tests judgement and production experience, it is aimed at people whose week already involves data ingestion and transformation, data store design and data security and governance.
| Exam Code: | PDE |
|---|---|
| Duration: | 120 Minutes (2 Hours) |
| Level: | Professional |
| Validity: | 2 Years |
| Delivery: | Online Proctored or Test Center (Pearson VUE) |
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Google Cloud issues Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer to validate building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud. Google Cloud certifies engineers on its own cloud and data platform, so the exam is scoped to how Google Cloud services actually behave in production.
This is a senior credential. It assumes real production experience and tests judgement more than recall. Most candidates take it because a current or target employer treats it as evidence for building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud.
You are taught live, then put through data pipeline scenarios mapped to the objectives Google Cloud publishes. Preparation leans on scenario work, because at this level the exam rewards judgement over memorisation.
The listed fee is USD 300; booked through WebAsha it is USD 199, a 10% saving. Google Cloud sets the fee and it varies by region, so we confirm the current amount before you pay.
Because Google Cloud can revise the format, duration and passing mark between versions, treat the official exam page as the source of truth. We go through the current details with you before you book.
Real exam format and information
| Exam code | PDE |
|---|---|
| Exam name | Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer |
| Level | Professional |
| Format | Multiple-choice and multiple-response questions (computer-based) |
| Questions | 40-50 questions |
| Duration | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
| Passing score | Pass / Fail (Google does not publish a numeric passing score) |
| Cost | $200 USD |
| Delivery | Online proctored or at a test center (Pearson VUE) |
| Validity | 2 years |
| Recommended experience | 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ year designing and managing data solutions on Google Cloud |
Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer (PDE) passing criteria
The Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer (PDE) exam is a multiple choice and multiple select exam of 40-50 questions, completed in 120 minutes (2 hours). It is graded on a pass/fail basis, and Google does not publish a numeric passing score. The exam costs $200 USD and is delivered online proctored or at a test center (Pearson VUE).
The certification is valid for 2 years. To recertify, retake the exam before it expires. Recommended background: 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ year designing and managing data solutions on Google Cloud. WebAsha's full-length mock tests and exam-style practice questions follow the real exam closely, so the format holds no surprises on the day.
- Practise with full-length, exam-like mock tests under timed conditions.
- Cover every exam domain, and spend most of your revision time on the higher-weighted ones.
- Read each question carefully; watch for multiple-response questions that need more than one answer.
- Use hands-on labs to reinforce the services and concepts the exam covers.
- Review detailed answer explanations to close your knowledge gaps before exam day.
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PDE exam bootcamp
| Exam name | Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer |
|---|---|
| Exam code | PDE |
| Level | Professional |
| Format | Multiple choice and multiple select |
| Questions | 40-50 questions |
| Duration | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
| Passing score | Pass / Fail (Google does not publish a numeric passing score) |
| Cost | $200 USD |
| Validity | 2 years |
| Mock tests | 5 |
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Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer FAQs
Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer is an official Google Cloud certification covering building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud. Treat it as a senior credential that tests judgement and production experience rather than recall.
It is aimed at people whose work already includes building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud, or who are deliberately moving into that work. You will see it on adverts for Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, ETL Developer and Big Data Engineer. Sessions are scenario-led, since recall alone does not carry this exam.
The exam is built around building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud. Concretely, that means data ingestion and transformation, data store design, and data security and governance. Google Cloud publishes the full objective list and our syllabus follows it point by point.
Published pricing is USD 300, or USD 199 with WebAsha's 10% discounted voucher. Because Google Cloud prices regionally, we verify the exact amount for you at booking.
Google Cloud lists this certification by name rather than a short code. Use the full title Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer when booking so you are registered against the right certification.
Format and scoring belong to Google Cloud and are not fixed forever. The official exam page is the only reliable source for today's values, and we confirm them with you when your voucher is issued.
Formal entry requirements are Google Cloud's to set and are published on the exam page. Realistically, being able to handle data ingestion and transformation, data store design and data security and governance unsupervised matters more than any listed prerequisite.
It depends how much of building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud you already do. We would rather read your mock scores than guess a week count.
You are taught live rather than handed recordings, and the lab is yours around the clock. That matters here because data pipeline labs cannot be absorbed by watching alone.
Yes. You get data pipeline labs and exam-style questions built off the objective list. The per-objective breakdown tells you where to spend the next session.
Retake rules, waiting periods and any free-retake entitlement are set by Google Cloud and differ between certifications. Confirm it officially first; we then rebuild your plan around what the breakdown shows.
Expiry and renewal terms belong to Google Cloud and have changed before. Confirm the current terms on the official certification page. We flag the renewal path at booking so it does not surprise you years later.
Google Cloud decides the delivery options (remote proctored, a testing centre, or on-site after training). We confirm which options are open to you in your country when the voucher is issued.
Yes. The vouchers are official Google Cloud stock and we help with redemption. We do not sell leaked or real exam questions, because that breaches Google Cloud's certification policy and puts your credential at risk.
The usual destinations are Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, ETL Developer and Big Data Engineer. A certificate alone does not land a role, but in data engineering hiring it is shorthand for handling data ingestion and transformation, data store design and data security and governance unsupervised.
In this area the cost of getting it wrong is concrete: a broken pipeline feeds bad numbers into every report downstream. Preparation for Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer is built around building and running data pipelines on Google Cloud, so the practice stays useful after the certificate arrives.
Yes. Teams preparing for Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer train together on a schedule that fits delivery commitments, with a lab per participant and Google Cloud vouchers issued in bulk. Ask about cohort size, timelines and invoicing.
Speak to our advisors: we check the live Google Cloud details, issue the voucher and schedule the sitting. We book once your practice results say you are ready, not before.
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