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Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka

Offered by Confluent

Validates expertise in building real-time streaming applications using Apache Kafka and the Confluent Platform, covering producers, consumers, Kafka Streams, and ksqlDB.

Certification Profile

DifficultyIntermediate
Cost$150
Study Duration8 Weeks~60 total hours
Pass Rate58%
Exam Format

Multiple choice, 60 questions

Worth It Rating
8.7 / 10

Skills Taught

Primary Focus

Kafkastream processingevent-driven architecture

Additional Skills

Kafka StreamsksqlDBdata pipelinesreal-time dataJava

Prerequisites

  • Java or Python experience
  • Basic distributed systems knowledge

Career & Market Value

Salary Increase+$8,000 – $18,000
Active Job Postings demanding this cert22,000 jobs

Target Career Paths

Data EngineerBackend EngineerPlatform EngineerStreaming EngineerSoftware DeveloperCloud Engineer

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