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Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer

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Track at a glance

Exam code
GCP-PMLE
Version
2026-04
Level
Professional
Blueprint domains
6
Lessons
14
Original practice questions
166
Flashcards
67
Last reviewed
2026-07-14
Next scheduled review
2026-10-14
Blueprint facts are re-verified against the official exam guide on the review schedule above.
Exam blueprint

Domains & weights

Every lesson and question is mapped to a domain and objective below, and every attempt records the exam version it was answered under.

Domain 1: Architecting low-code AI solutions

13% of exam

Published weight ~13%. Developing ML models with BigQuery ML or AutoML, and building AI solutions using Google Cloud AI APIs and foundational models (Model Garden, Gemini, industry APIs).

  • Develop ML models using BigQuery ML or AutoML
  • Build AI solutions using Google Cloud AI APIs or foundational models

Domain 2: Collaborating to manage data and models

16% of exam

Published weight ~16%. Exploring and preprocessing data for ML, model prototyping in notebooks (Workbench, Colab Enterprise), and tracking and running ML experiments.

  • Explore and preprocess data for ML
  • Model prototyping using notebooks
  • Track and run ML experiments

Domain 3: Scaling prototypes into ML models

21% of exam

Published weight ~21%. Building models given cost/complexity/latency/scalability, training models (SDKs, ingestion, hyperparameter tuning, fine-tuning), and choosing appropriate training hardware (CPU/GPU/TPU, distributed training).

  • Build models given the task (cost, complexity, latency, scalability)
  • Train models
  • Choose appropriate hardware for training

Domain 4: Serving and scaling models

20% of exam

Published weight ~20%. Serving models for batch and online inference (containers, Model Registry, rollout strategies) and scaling online model serving (Feature Store, endpoints, hardware, throughput).

  • Serve models (batch and online inference)
  • Scale online model serving

Domain 5: Automating and orchestrating ML pipelines

18% of exam

Published weight ~18%. Developing end-to-end ML pipelines (validation, orchestration, training/serving consistency) and automating model retraining (retraining policy, CI/CD/CT pipelines).

  • Develop end-to-end ML pipelines
  • Automate model retraining

Domain 6: Monitoring AI solutions

12% of exam

Published weight ~13%. Identifying risks to AI solutions (security, responsible AI, explainability) and monitoring, testing, and troubleshooting AI solutions (Model Monitoring, drift/skew, gen AI evaluation).

  • Identify risks to AI solutions (security, responsible AI, explainability)
  • Monitor, test, and troubleshoot AI solutions

Source & provenance

  • Professional Machine Learning Engineer certification exam guide: official source (retrieved 2026-07-14)
  • Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer: official source (retrieved 2026-07-14)

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