Airflow runs the pipelines behind analytics, ML, and now AI agents at companies of every size. An Astronomer certification shows you know how to build and run those pipelines well. Choose the exam that fits where you are and get started.
Apache Airflow® is the industry standard for data orchestration, frequently seeing more than 30 million downloads per month. Nearly every data engineering role will require you to be proficient in writing and running pipelines with Airflow. A certification is a great way to prove you are.
Join more than 16,000 data professionals who have earned an Airflow certification from Astronomer, the company that employs many of Airflow's core maintainers and drives much of the project's development.
You earn a digital badge you can add to LinkedIn, your resume, and your email signature.
The exams test your grasp of Airflow's concepts and your ability to design reliable pipelines following best practices.
The exams are built on Airflow 3, so preparing teaches you the biggest release in the project's history: assets, Dag versioning, and the new architecture.
Astronomer offers two Airflow 3 certifications. Start with Fundamentals if you are newer to Airflow, and move to DAG Authoring once you are writing pipelines day to day.
Checks that you understand basic Airflow concepts and can build, schedule, and monitor basic pipelines.
Best for 3+ months of hands-on Airflow experience
Checks that you can design reliable, efficient pipelines and make sound choices about which Airflow features to use when.
Best for 6+ months of hands-on Airflow experience
multiple-choice questions
minutes to complete
53 of 75 correct
USD per exam
English
days to take it once you enroll
Prep courses and both exams live on the Astronomer Academy. Create an account, work through the free prep course, and take the exam when you are ready.
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