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Your First 90 Days as a Data Engineer: A Strategic Guide

Introduction Landing your first data engineering role—or starting at a new company—is both exhilarating and daunting. After navigating multiple interviews and accepting an offer, you’ve finally arrived at your desk with a new laptop and company swag (if your lucky). Even now, after solving countless problems ranging from minor bugs to enterprise-scale data challenges, I still occasionally feel that flutter of uncertainty in my stomach, when starting a new role. What if I don’t know what I’m doing? What if I make a mistake?

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Sunday, February 23, 2025 Read
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Onboarding a data team

Introduction Onboarding is so important to give a great impression, but also setting up the scaffolding of what a new employee would expect the culture to be like at a company. Needless to say, it’s not normally a great experience, it normally starts with spending the first two weeks getting access to systems and tools. Then once you have access, especially in the remote working environment - sometimes you get only a brief introduction with your manager, and get a small glimpse as to what you are to be working on. This common scenario, makes people feel less connected to the team, and no excitement or passion for the work - they feel undervalued, which isn’t a great start from day one or two.

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Sunday, January 29, 2023 Read