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Echo is CSESoc’s own weekly podcast where we talk about topics all over the place related to CSE, technology and university life. You can expect us getting live sound bites at our events, picking the brains and getting the advice of highly effective people in industry & academia and discussing current issues in the industry.
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Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Chasing a career in data engineering? 📈⚙️ Wondering if it’s right for you? Or have no idea what data engineering even is? 😅
In this industry episode, Keith and Amanda sit down with Nicholas Lambourne, a Data Engineer at Canva 😎 and part time UNSW honours student 📚, to discuss his experiences, including:
- The perks and challenges 💎 of working as a data engineer
- Big data, machine learning 🤯 and the future of data engineering 🚀
- The skills YOU need to become a pro data engineer 🤓
- Life in industry and in academia
- Internships, uni, and finding a career direction for yourself 💡
- And more!
Timestamps
0:34 What is data engineering?
6:51 The future of data
10:37 Daily life as a data engineer
18:13 Advice on getting started with data engineering
23:23 Working at Canva
32:09 Research in quantum computing and speech recognition (40:43)
49:28 Finding your fit in an internship
61:31 Degree regrets and picking a life path
74:52 Final advice
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