Data engineer roles vary but some core traits stand out for any data engineer. If you missed it, check out my first posts in this series on What is a Data Engineer? and Data Engineer Skills for Success. Let's finish off this series with the traits I see as most critical for success as a data engineer.
Data engineers job descriptions vary significantly as they are asked to work on many different projects. Yet, there are categories of skills that are consistently desired in a data engineer and serve as a foundation for learning new technologies. Here are the skills I see as most critical for success as a data engineer.
Data Engineer is an exciting and rewarding role. However, many are not sure what a data engineer does. Based on my experience in the field and many discussions with others, I present to you how I define the role Data Engineer!
This is part 2 of my Journey of a Data Engineer series which all started from the question “What’s the best path to be a great data engineer?” Check out Part 1: From College to BI Developer for the path from college through my first role as a BI consultant. In this post I’ll cover the steps… Continue Reading
At my last meetup someone asked the question "What's the best path to be a great data engineer?" My journey is a more traditional path than many, but required a lot of independent learning that anyone could have done. I would like to share a more complete response of my experience and what I learned in hopes it helps others with the question of how to go from where they are to being a data engineer. I will cover this topic in two parts. Part 1 (this post) is about what set the stage for data engineering: my path to get into the industry as a Business Intelligence Consultant.
