Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional

The Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional exam targets senior practitioners who build production ML systems at scale. It covers advanced model development techniques, MLOps lifecycle management including CI/CD and monitoring, and production deployment strategies. Nearly half the exam focuses on model development depth, while MLOps practices make up the other major portion.

The exam consists of 59 scored multiple-choice questions to be completed in 120 minutes. No test aids are allowed. Available in English only. Unscored pilot questions may appear. Databricks does not publish an official passing score. The displayed score is a conservative estimate based on industry standards.

This exam expects deep MLOps knowledge. Know Databricks Asset Bundles for ML project deployment, understand distributed hyperparameter tuning with Ray and Optuna, and be prepared for scenario-based questions about model drift detection and retraining strategies. The Model Deployment section is only 10% but tests production-critical knowledge about serving endpoint configuration and scaling.

Registration fee is $200 USD. Available in English only. No prerequisites required, though 1+ years experience is recommended. Certification is valid for 2 years.