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The flipside is that there are 4x the job posts for data engineering as there are for "that guy". Companies understand that you can't hire five of that guy and
by urthor 6y ago
The flipside is that there are 4x the job posts for data engineering as there are for "that guy".
Companies understand that you can't hire five of that guy and get things done. If you have 5-8 years of experience as a technical product manager/data science combo then you are very happy as the magician. But very few magicians are being hired out of college, and a lot of "software engineers in data"
- mywittyname 6y agoPretty soon companies are going to start realizing that the 4x DEs can largely replace that 1 DS, and they will be more than happy to do so. I went into DE because I was kind of forced into the space, but I'd strongly prefer doing full-stack DE. Anymore, I still have the opportunity to build models, they just aren't client-facing stuff, but instead are kind of Data Plumber Bots that help me do my job better so I can waste more time building other fun bots that I can't otherwise be paid for. Seems like a waste of resources, but my manager could have another DS tomorrow, but my role would take months to fill.