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How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Data Engineering
Data engineering is one of the fastest-growing roles in tech, with job postings up 40% year-over-year as of mid-2026. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down exactly how bootcamp graduates can pivot into this field, using the story of Maria Torres, a former marketing coordinator who went from a 14-week data bootcamp to a data engineering role at a mid-size e-commerce company within six months. They cover the key technical skills to prioritize—SQL, Python, ETL pipelines, and cloud basics—the common mistake of trying to learn everything at once, and how Maria leveraged a portfolio project…
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