Professional Data Engineer

Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

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Additional inputs passed into Apache Beam transforms, which can be used to preserve cache data across pipeline replacements.

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3 subdomains in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 2
Ingesting and processing the data
~25% of exam
1. 2.1Planning the data pipelines
  - Defining data transformation and orchestration logic
2. 2.2Building the pipelines
  - Transformations
  - Processing logic

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Last updated November 2, 2026

Professional Data Engineer

Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Concept

side inputs

Topic in 3 exam domains

X LinkedIn Facebook Reddit

Additional inputs passed into Apache Beam transforms, which can be used to preserve cache data across pipeline replacements.

Where this appears on the exam

3 subdomains in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 2
Ingesting and processing the data
~25% of exam
1. 2.1Planning the data pipelines
  - Defining data transformation and orchestration logic
2. 2.2Building the pipelines
  - Transformations
  - Processing logic

How learners score on this topic

Last updated November 2, 2026

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