← Big Data & Hadoop learning pathBig Data & Hadoop · Module 10 of 10
Big data careers and projects
Apply big data skills and build a career.
📖 Key ideas
- Roles: data engineer, big data developer, platform engineer.
- Key skills: SQL, Python/Scala, Spark, Kafka, cloud.
- Practise with Docker-based Hadoop/Spark or cloud free tiers.
- Projects: log analytics, clickstream, IoT sensor pipeline.
- Learn data governance, quality and security.
💡 Real-life example: Big data careers are building highways for data: others drive insights on them.
Data engineerBuilds data pipelines and platforms
ClickstreamRecord of user clicks on a site
Data governancePolicies for data use and quality
ScalaJVM language used with Spark