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The better paying role is a Backend SWE (usually). A really a good data engineer is just a Backend SWE who has specific experience. A bad one is a SQL analyst
by hobs 2y ago
The better paying role is a Backend SWE (usually). A really a good data engineer is just a Backend SWE who has specific experience.
A bad one is a SQL analyst whose been promoted too much.
- bubbleRefuge 2y agoas as data engieer/data architect , agreed. there are allot of 'tools' experts who are data engineers but can't code a lick.
- hobs 2y agoYep, that's where I am at - the amount of times people have talked to me about the most recent podcast where they've heard how a new tool will solve all their problems and really its some samey mix of CDC and bad python+sql is... a lot. I think there's not a ton of political palatability for realizing most of their projects are like one API and a sane use of some SQL away.