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Data Engineering Roadmap

The document outlines a structured roadmap for data engineering, divided into five phases: Foundations, Core Data Engineering Skills, Advanced Tools, Portfolio Projects, and Getting Job-Ready. It includes essential topics, tools, and resources for each phase, such as programming in Python, mastering SQL, data warehousing, ETL processes, and cloud platforms. Additionally, it emphasizes building a GitHub portfolio and contributing to open source to enhance job readiness.

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Data Engineering Roadmap

The document outlines a structured roadmap for data engineering, divided into five phases: Foundations, Core Data Engineering Skills, Advanced Tools, Portfolio Projects, and Getting Job-Ready. It includes essential topics, tools, and resources for each phase, such as programming in Python, mastering SQL, data warehousing, ETL processes, and cloud platforms. Additionally, it emphasizes building a GitHub portfolio and contributing to open source to enhance job readiness.

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DATA ENGINEERING ROADMAP – DETAILED & STRUCTURED

PHASE 1: FOUNDATIONS (1-2 months)

1. Learn Programming (Python)


- Topics: Variables, data types, loops, functions, OOP, error handling, file
handling
- Libraries: pandas, requests, json
- Resources: Python for Everybody (Coursera), HackerRank

2. Master SQL & Relational Databases


- Topics: SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, CTEs, indexing, schema design
- Tools: MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Practice: LeetCode SQL, Mode Analytics SQL

3. Learn About File Formats


- Formats: CSV, JSON, Parquet, Avro
- Tools: pandas, pyarrow

PHASE 2: CORE DATA ENGINEERING SKILLS (2-3 months)

4. Data Warehousing
- Concepts: OLTP vs OLAP, star/snowflake schema, SCD
- Tools: BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake

5. ETL / ELT Processes


- Concepts: Extract, Transform, Load
- Tools: Python, pandas, Airflow, AWS Glue

6. Data Pipeline Orchestration


- Tool: Apache Airflow (DAGs, scheduling)
- Alternatives: Luigi, Prefect

7. Big Data & Apache Spark


- Topics: RDDs, DataFrames, PySpark
- Tool: Apache Spark, Databricks

PHASE 3: ADVANCED TOOLS (1-2 months)

8. Cloud Platforms (Choose One)


- AWS: S3, Redshift, Glue, EC2, Lambda
- GCP: BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow

9. Real-Time Data / Streaming


- Tools: Apache Kafka, Spark Streaming, AWS Kinesis

10. DevOps & CI/CD


- Tools: Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Kubernetes (optional)

PHASE 4: PORTFOLIO PROJECTS

1. Retail ETL Pipeline


2. Job Listing Scraper
3. Real-Time Twitter Pipeline
4. Build a Data Warehouse

PHASE 5: GET JOB-READY


- Build GitHub portfolio
- Add project links to resume
- Practice SQL and scenario-based questions
- Contribute to open source
- Follow data engineering blogs

TOOLS SUMMARY

| Category | Tools to Learn |


|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Programming | Python, Bash |
| Databases | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB |
| Data Processing | Pandas, Spark, PySpark |
| Data Warehousing | Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift |
| Pipelines & ETL | Airflow, AWS Glue |
| Streaming | Kafka, Spark Streaming |
| Cloud | AWS or GCP |
| DevOps | Docker, Git, CI/CD, Kubernetes (optional) |

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