Get Ready to be Databricks Certified: Generative AI Engineer Associate

Dear all,

I’m not typically someone who enjoys pursuing certifications, but this particular one was an exception — a certification I genuinely wanted to achieve.

After successfully passing this certification, several people approached me for advice on how to prepare for the exam and asked me for tips.

Before diving into tips, let’s first understand the certification itself.

Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate

The Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate certification exam assesses an individual’s ability to design and implement LLM-enabled solutions using Databricks. This includes problem decomposition to break down complex requirements into manageable tasks as well as choosing appropriate models, tools and approaches from the current generative AI landscape for developing comprehensive solutions. It also assesses Databricks-specific tools such as Vector Search for semantic similarity searches, Model Serving for deploying models and solutions, MLflow for managing a solution lifecycle, and Unity Catalog for data governance. Individuals who pass this exam can be expected to build and deploy performant RAG applications and LLM chains that take full advantage of…