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How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into Data Engineering
Episode 56 of The Career Change Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can pivot into data engineering roles, focusing on the specific skills, portfolio projects, and interview strategies that make candidates stand out. They break down the difference between data engineering and data science, the key tools — Spark, Airflow, dbt — and how to build a project using the NYC Taxi dataset. They also discuss the myth that you need a computer science degree and share tips for the system design round. The episode includes a candid moment about listener support funding the show…
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