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How to Become a Data Engineer

Karolina Sowinska

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Karolina Sowinska discusses the different career paths and essential skills required to become a data engineer.

*** My FREE guide on how to become a data engineer: karolinasowinska.notion.site/karolinasowinska/Data-Appreciat… *** In this video I'm going to answer one of the most frequently asked questions: how to become a data engineer? There are two aspects to this question that I'd like to discuss: 1. What routes are there to becoming a data engineer 2. What skills do you need to start applying to data engineering jobs Watch the video for more details, but just to give you a brief overview, there are three routes to becoming a data engineer: 1. Technology Graduate Schemes 2. Data Consultancies 3. Junior Data Engineering positions And when it comes to data engineering skills that you should have on your CV, I think it'd be hard to get by without Python, SQL, basic database knowledge and a little bit of Linux. Article with an SQL Tutorial: dataquest.io/blog/sql-basics/ Free database software I mentioned in the video: dbeaver.io/ Music: What A Whirl - Jules Gaia Find me on instagram: @karo_sowinska And if you want to make my day with a cup of coffee... :) ko-fi.com/karolina_sowinska

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I want to change my career from Academia (Computer Science) to Data Engineering and I am kind of lost Hello all. First a little career background about myself: Currently, I am in academia, as a Lecturer in Computer Science in one of the private universities in Bangladesh. I have taught courses such as Intro to Database, Intro to Web Technologies, C++, Data Structures, Algorithms, Compiler Design, etc. I also worked as a web developer for 5 months after completing my BSc and before pursuing my MSc. I also did an internship before that in one of the leading tech companies in my home country. However, honestly, I did not learn very much from that internship. I remember tinkering with Unity Gam…