Articles tagged "data engineering"

Data & Analytics

The Real Senior Data Engineer Interview Process in 2026

Based on extensive real-world experience from 2025 hiring cycles, this article breaks down what senior data engineer interviews actually look like in 2026, moving beyond job descriptions to reveal the real process, expectations, and compensation landscape.

12 min read | Jan 03, 2026

Data & Analytics

The Data Engineering Team Dynamic: How Me and My Coworkers Actually Work

Based on real discussions from data engineering professionals, this article explores how teams actually work together in 2025. From communication challenges to tool preferences, we break down what makes data engineering teams tick—and what makes them break.

14 min read | Dec 21, 2025

Data & Analytics

My Small Data Pipeline Checklist That Saved Me from Overengineering

After years of building unnecessarily complex data pipelines, I developed a simple checklist that helps determine what you actually need versus what's just distributed system overkill. This framework saved me from building fake-big-data messes and might save you too.

14 min read | Dec 21, 2025