Why Data Engineering Has Overtaken Data ScienceIt was October 2012, Data Science seemingly exploded overnight with the publishing of the now-famous Harvard Business Review article titled…Mar 22, 20223Mar 22, 20223
Data Engineering Career Path: To Code or to No-Code?Which direction do I have to grow in before ultimately topping out in this discipline?Mar 4, 20222Mar 4, 20222
Published inTowards Data ScienceA Day in the Life of a Silicon Valley Data EngineerThe Data Engineer has been gaining popularity in the past 10 years, but what exactly do Data Engineers do? Data Engineers in my experience…Feb 23, 20223Feb 23, 20223
Published inDev GeniusYour SQL is Bad (You Should Feel Bad)When I tried to submit my first bit of SQL to my code repository, the response I received must have been longer than the code submitted…Feb 19, 202221Feb 19, 202221
Published inDev Genius2022 Data Engineering Job Market: Analysis of 1,000 FAANG Job PostingsRecently, I was strongly considering the prospect of switching careers, so I set out to answer the question “What skills are in-demand for…Feb 16, 20226Feb 16, 20226
Published inTowards Data ScienceThe Data Scientist of the Future, According to MicrosoftRecently, I built a predictive model that will soon produce tremendous value, but I’m not a Data Scientist, nor do I have any formal…Feb 11, 202216Feb 11, 202216
Published inDev GeniusLearn from Silicon Valley’s Data Engineers: Dimensional Data Modeling is DeadMy first day in Silicon Valley was in 2019, and one of my biggest surprises was that I didn’t find any dimensional data marts. I was used…Feb 7, 202243Feb 7, 202243
Why Working at Google is Bad for Data EngineersI have to come clean — I build data pipelines, but I’m not a Data Engineer; at least according to Google. Over the past few years at…Jan 30, 20224Jan 30, 20224
How AutoML is Killing the Data ScientistWhile working for one Silicon Valley company, I realized the Data Scientist as we know it is a breed dying right before my eyes. Machine…Jan 18, 202230Jan 18, 202230
Published inDev GeniusWhy You Should Treat Your SQL Like CodeFor the past 2 years working at a large Silicon Valley technology company, I’ve been observing the way Data Engineers treat SQL the same…Jan 8, 202212Jan 8, 202212
