A Junior Data Engineer's Story of Success and Struggle

Once upon a time, there was a junior data engineer who believed she could conquer any data challenge that came her way. But as she soon discovered, the world of data engineering was full of surprises - not all of them pleasant. Despite the struggles and setbacks she faced, the intrepid junior data engineer refused to give up. With determination and a healthy dose of humor, she persevered, and in the end, emerged victorious. Accompany her on her journey to discover how she turned setbacks into opportunities for growth, whilst also learning a thing or two on what to avoid when building a modern data platform.

Attendees will: 1. learn what skills are necessary to become a successful data professional, based on my real-world experience; 2. go home with practical guidance on how to keep up with all the rapid changes happening in the Data domain; 3. gain understanding of why platform engineering will become more and more important in these next few years; the workload for data engineers will be too broad and just too much to handle for most, so change is needed.