Data Engineer

A Data Engineer designs and constructs data pipelines that transform raw data into formats suitable for analysis. They work with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and various database systems to create scalable and efficient data infrastructure. Data engineers need strong programming skills, particularly in Python or Scala, and experience with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes. This role complements data scientists by ensuring they have reliable, clean data to work with for their analyses and machine learning models.

High school subjects

Roadmap

Self-taught option

Yes