Modern Data Engineer Roadmap 2021

Roadmap to becoming a data engineer in 2021

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This roadmap aims to give a complete picture of the modern data engineering landscape and serve as a study guide for aspiring data engineers.


Note to beginners

Beginners shouldn’t feel overwhelmed by the vast number of tools and frameworks listed here. A typical data engineer would master a subset of these tools throughout several years depending on his/her company and career choices.


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