Data Engineer Things Newsletter #18
Upcoming meetups, our Medium editorial team, and volunteer opportunities.
Hello everyone, 🌷
I hope 2025 is treating you well. You haven’t heard from me for a while because I have been focusing on my own growth. Once again, I’m venturing outside of my comfort zone, and it’s still so uncomfortable and scary no matter how many times I’ve done it! I’ve been learning and reflecting a lot on delegation, ownership, and candor, and I hope to share my takeaways with you in a blog later. But until then, if you are also going through this, stay strong and keep climbing!
🗓 Upcoming DET Meetups
Spring is here! If you are in London or Seattle, it's time to get out there and join our meetups in March and April.
London Meetup on March 20:
👉🏼 RSVP
Talk #1: Scaling similarity: running algorithmically complex computation at scale in Spark for ELT by Robert Vadai
Talk #2: Building a Data Platform in AWS, dbt, Iceberg Glue and Athena by Sanchit Agarwal
Talk #3: Data Platforms without Boundaries by Hugo Lu
Seattle Meetup on April 2:
👉🏼 RSVP
Talk #1: Data Governance with Unity Catalog
More talks are coming soon.
Don’t forget to say hi to Saransh Arora - he is a data engineer at AWS and the new lead for our Seattle meetup.
Bay Area Meetup
👉🏼 We are looking for a co-organizer (to lead event organization and logistics) and a sponsor (to provide venue and food) for our Bay Area meetup. Email dataengineerthings@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more.
(🗣️ Would you like to speak at one of our meetups? Submit your talk proposals here.)
👋🏼 Meet the DET Medium Editorial Team
Please join me in welcoming the newest members of our Mediun editorial team: Toma Khalifa, Sreyashi Das, Lakshmi Kristam, Parthiban Manavalan, and Nancy Amandi!
In Yaakov’s own words: “As our team expands, we’ll be able to take on larger projects, such as hosting additional writing workshops, trainings, and mentorships. I’m enthusiastic for what the future holds for us.”
👉🏼 We are looking for more editors for our Medium publication. You’ll build connections, network with industry leaders, deepen your knowledge of data engineering, and grow professionally. Apply to be an editor by filling out THIS form.
📚 Articles of the Week
I Interviewed 200+ Data Engineers. Here’s What Separates the Best from the Rest! by Shashwath Shenoy
A non-beginner Data Engineering Roadmap — 2025 Edition by Ernani Castro
Winning the Data Job Interviews (video) by Shachar Meir
Introducing Impressions at Netflix by Tulika Bhatt
Build a productive code review culture by Ara Ramanathan
Have a great week and see you next time!
Cheers,
Xinran Waibel
Head of the Data Engineer Things community
(👉🏼 Don’t forget to join the DET Slack community and follow us on LinkedIn!)