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Data & Analytics
Data Engineer
Build the pipes data flows through
€52k–€110k Demand: Very high
What the work is really like
Data engineers build the pipelines that move, clean and organise data so analysts and models can use it. Less glamorous than data science, often better paid, always in demand.
1Fixing a pipeline that broke on bad upstream data
2Modelling tables so queries stay fast at scale
3Migrating a nightly batch job to stream in real time
4Reviewing data quality checks before they hit the warehouse
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Skills to develop
SQL (advanced)
Python
Data warehousing
ETL/ELT tools
Cloud data stack
Data modelling
Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.
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