We talked about:

• Rahul’s background
• What do data engineering managers do and why do we need them?
• Balancing engineering and management
• Rahul’s transition into data engineering management
• The importance of updating your skill set
• Planning the transition to manager and other challenges
• Setting expectations for the team and measuring success
• Data reconciliation
• GDPR compliance
• Data modeling for Big Data
• Advice for people transitioning into data engineering management
• Staying on top of trends and enabling team members
• The qualities of a good data engineering team
• The qualities of a good data engineer candidate (interview advice)
• The difference between having knowledge and stuffing a CV with buzzwords
• Advice for students and fresh graduates
• An overview of an end-to-end data engineering process

Links:

• Rahul's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/16rahuljain/

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