Data Engineering Comes Of Age: Choosing A Path That Resonates With What You Love

Josh Laurito, Director of Data at Squarespace and editor of NYC Data, shares his observations and insights on how data engineering has matured from a previously nebulous identity to a clearer purpose today. Josh, Harper, and Honor take a quick stroll down the data memory lane to take stock of all the changes and learnings that are shaping data engineering into a distinct discipline. The explosion in data tooling shows no sign of stopping – what does this mean for data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts who are growing in their understanding of what they love to do and the part they want to play?