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What Nobody Tells You About Becoming a Senior Data Engineer

Data & AI Weekly · Ep. 1
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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July 14, 2026
Weekly | Tuesday at 9AM PT
What Nobody Tells You About Becoming a Senior Data Engineer

What does it actually take to become a senior data engineer, and stay relevant as AI changes the job? In this episode, Redpanda CTO Tyler Akidau talks with engineers who've made the jump, the leaders who promoted them, and a technical recruiter who hires for these roles. They cover the skills, decisions, and career moments that don't show up in any job description.

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Tyler Akidau

CTO • Redpanda

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Rahul Raina

CTO and Co-Founder • TRM Labs

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Jasmine Mirshahabi

Director, Talent Acquisition • Redpanda

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Cisco Systems
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LiveRamp
Moody's
Nanit
NYSE
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Sovrn
StoneX
Teads
Texas Instruments
The Hotels Network
Truecaller
Vodafone
Wunderkind
Zafin

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