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🛠️ Data Engineer

Data, AI & Software career path

From SQL and cloud data fundamentals to lakehouse, streaming and professional-level cloud data engineering.

Typical roles

• Data Engineer
• Analytics Engineer
• Data Platform Engineer

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• DP-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
• 1Z0-071 Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate
• Google ADP Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner
• SnowPro Core SnowPro Core Certification (COF-C03)

Core

• DP-700 Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
• AWS DEA AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01)
• DBX DE-A Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
• dbt AE dbt Analytics Engineering Certification
• CCDAK Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka

Advanced

• DBX DE-P Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional
• Google PDE Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
• SnowPro Adv DE SnowPro Advanced: Data Engineer
• CDMP Practitioner DAMA Certified Data Management Professional – Practitioner

Mastery

• SnowPro Adv Arch SnowPro Advanced: Architect
• CDMP Master DAMA Certified Data Management Professional – Master

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.