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Meta Database Engineer Professional Certificate
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Meta Database Engineer Professional Certificate

Launch your career as a Database Engineer. Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career and earn a credential from Meta. No degree or experience required to get started.

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.6

(2,133 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

6 months
at 6 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate proficiency of SQL syntax and explain how it’s used to interact with a database.

  • Create databases from scratch and learn how to add, manage and optimize your database.

  • Write database driven applications in Python to connect clients to MySQL databases.

  • Develop a working knowledge of advanced data modeling concepts.

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Prepare for a career in Data Engineering

  • Receive professional-level training from Meta
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Meta
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Database Engineer, Data Engineer, Junior Data Engineer
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Professional Certificate - 9 course series

Introduction to Databases

Course 127 hours4.7 (1,274 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Concepts and principles that underpin how databases work .

  • Plan and execute a simple database development project .

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Design
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Databases
Category: Query Languages
Category: Data Integrity
Category: NoSQL
Category: MySQL
Category: Database Theory

Version Control

Course 218 hours4.6 (3,555 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Implement Version Control systems 

  • Navigate and configure using the command line 

  • Use a GitHub repository. Create a GitHub repository

  • Manage code revisions

Skills you'll gain

Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Version Control
Category: GitHub
Category: Linux Commands
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Unix Commands
Category: Software Configuration Management
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Versioning
Category: File Management

Database Structures and Management with MySQL

Course 332 hours4.8 (490 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Utilize the MySQL DBMS to build and modify relational databases with SQL.

  • Create relationships between tables using primary and foreign keys .

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Stored Procedure
Category: MySQL
Category: Data Validation
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Database Development
Category: Query Languages
Category: Database Design

Advanced MySQL Topics

Course 418 hours4.6 (227 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Add decision structures and functionality to a MySQL databases using SQL functions and operators on numbers and strings.

  • Automate SQL by writing a stored procedure to solve real world problems .

Skills you'll gain

Category: MySQL
Category: Stored Procedure
Category: Database Management
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Data Analysis
Category: SQL
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: JSON
Category: Database Development

Programming in Python

Course 545 hours4.6 (1,618 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Foundational programming skills with basic Python Syntax.

  • How to use objects, classes and methods.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Python Programming
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Data Structures
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Software Testing
Category: Development Environment
Category: Debugging
Category: Integrated Development Environments

Database Clients

Course 640 hours4.4 (88 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Utilize Python code to create, populate and manipulate MySQL databases and tables.

  • Create a useful Python application capable of administration of a MySQL database.

Skills you'll gain

Category: MySQL
Category: SQL
Category: Django (Web Framework)
Category: Python Programming
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Database Development
Category: Database Application
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Database Management

Advanced Data Modeling

Course 718 hours4.3 (99 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Deploy basic data modeling skills and navigate modern storage options for a data warehouse.

  • Demonstrate data modeling skills within a real-world project environment.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Warehousing
Category: MySQL Workbench
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Analysis
Category: SQL
Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Star Schema
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Database Design
Category: Database Management
Category: Tableau Software
Category: Analytics
Category: MySQL

Database Engineer Capstone

Course 818 hours3.9 (63 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Build a MySQL database solution.

  • Deploy level-up ideas to enhance the scope of a database project.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Stored Procedure
Category: Database Management
Category: SQL
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: MySQL
Category: Python Programming
Category: Database Design
Category: Tableau Software
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Database Application
Category: Version Control
Category: Databases

Coding Interview Preparation

Course 912 hours4.6 (658 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Prepare for a coding interview

  • Prepare for a Meta interview

  • Solve problems using code

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Structures
Category: Algorithms
Category: Problem Management
Category: Computer Science
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Software Visualization
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Pseudocode
Category: Computational Logic
Category: Computational Thinking

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