{"id":165808,"date":"2023-01-11T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=165808"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T10:52:01","slug":"data-engineer-role-skills-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-engineer-role-skills-salary","title":{"rendered":"Data Engineer: All about the job, required skills, and salary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165808\" class=\"elementor elementor-165808\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f4ed5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"12f4ed5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e77216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e77216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Data Engineer&#8217;s role is to prepare the data for the Data Scientist to analyze. Big Data and Data Science are growing, and more and more jobs are emerging in this field. Today, we&#8217;re going to take a closer look at\u00a0one of the three main data science jobs, alongside the roles of Data Scientist and Data Analyst : the Data Engineer.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc16329 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"dc16329\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5d92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a5d92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the roles and responsibilities of the Data Engineer ?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6070058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6070058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Data Engineer is an engineer. His role is therefore to <\/span><b>design and manufacture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, rather than aircraft or buildings, they specialize in data. More precisely, in data pipelines.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His responsibility is to <\/span><b>collect raw data from multiple sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into a centralized <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-warehouse-2\">data warehouse<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He is responsible for designing and managing the organization&#8217;s databases and data lakes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He must <\/span><b>set up a pipeline to automate the various stages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of data acquisition, from extraction to storage. In a second step, the Data Engineer &#8220;cleans&#8221; the data and transforms it. The objective is to <\/span><b>make it ready to be analyzed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Data Scientists<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, the Data Engineer does not work alone. He is <\/span><b>part of a team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and his role is to <\/span><b>support the Data Scientists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by providing them with ready-to-use data. The latter can then run queries or launch their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/machine-learning-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-change-the-world\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Machine Learning<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> algorithms to analyze the data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Data Engineer must also <\/span><b>create tools and algorithms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that allow the Data Scientists, and eventually other employees or managers in the organization, to easily access the data they need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12792b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"12792b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3855a6 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3855a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-engineer-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">How to become a Data Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c6cf2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a2c6cf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029b5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"029b5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the missions of the Data Engineer ?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1601b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d1601b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tasks of the data engineer vary from company to company. However, as a general rule, he or she is entrusted with <\/span><b>four main missions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first is to <\/span><b>develop and implement the processes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for collecting, organizing, storing and modeling data. He is therefore the main person in charge of the company&#8217;s data infrastructure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Data Engineer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must also ensure access to the various sources and the quality of the data. In addition, he has to ensure that the company&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-analyst-course\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>data analysts<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and data scientists can <\/span><b>easily access the data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and exploit it under optimal conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Engineers are often found in a <\/span><b>DevOps role <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: they are in charge of putting into production the predictive models created by the Data Scientists.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, under the leadership of the <\/span><b>Chief Data Officer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Data Management Officer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they are responsible for implementing a data policy that respects current regulations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76058d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a76058d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60496a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60496a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the skills of the Data Engineer ?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c30a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c30a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Data Engineer has a wide <\/span><b>variety of skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. First of all, he masters data languages such as <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-learn-all-about-the-programming-language-for-databases\">SQL<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and database management tools. These tools allow him to manage databases and to perform queries.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the technologies used by the company, other query technologies such as <\/span><b>Cassandra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>BigTable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be of great help. Indeed, many organizations are not satisfied with just one query technology.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a new method called &#8220;<\/span><b>ELT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; (<\/span><b>Extract, Transform, Load<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) has emerged. It reverses two steps in the ETL process : \u201cTransform\u201d and \u201cLoad\u201d. By loading the data before transforming it, it is accessible at any time. This new method is adapted to the <\/span><b>increasing volume of data pools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the emergence of cloud storage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data engineer must also handle <\/span><b>data storage and ETL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tools. These tools are at the heart of the function, as they allow to aggregate data from various sources and to transform them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mastery of Hadoop-based analysis solutions, such as <\/span><b>Hbase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Hive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is more and more expected from a Data Engineer. Even if his role is not that of a Data Scientist, companies expect him to be able to analyze data with a view to monitoring its quality. In some smaller organizations, the roles are less distinct and the functions of Data Scientist and Data Engineer sometimes merge.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Knowledge of mathematical and probabilistic principles of analysis is necessary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to manipulate data and transform it correctly. Similarly, notions of data modeling are required to know how to structure tables and partitions or restore certain attributes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A data engineer must master a general-purpose programming language such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-the-most-popular-programming-language\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Python<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Java<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Go<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and possibly have knowledge of more specialized languages such as <\/span><b>Scala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Julia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Perl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These languages allow him to develop data pipelines, implement statistical models, perform analyses or produce dashboards and data visualizations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Data Engineers must also have a vision of what <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/machine-learning-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-change-the-world\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Machine Learning<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-deep-learning\">Deep Learning<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/artificial-intelligence-definition\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are. These technologies remain the field of expertise of Data Scientists, but here again, the engineer must understand them to be able to assist them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As companies are massively turning to <\/span><b>Cloud Computing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Data Engineer must master Cloud platforms such as <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/5-aws-launches-and-announcements-making-developers-life-easy-in-2022\">AWS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and their various Big Data services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, with a view to putting <\/span><b>Data-driven projects into production<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the job must be familiar with certain DevOps tools: versioning tools, virtualization tools, APIs, monitoring and automation tools&#8230;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond these concrete skills, one of the main qualities of the Data Engineer is to <\/span><b>know how to quickly master an unknown technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is what will allow him to face the incessant emergence of new technologies in the fast growing field of Data Science.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About soft skills, the Data Engineer must have a <\/span><b>sense of communication <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in order to collaborate with other departments and understand the objectives and needs of management.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f8145 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a7f8145\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f18c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"11f18c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=4FGd_FPA1-Q&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ead0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"98ead0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550e3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"550e3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the salaries and job opportunities ?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce235c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce235c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><b>Glassdoor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the average data engineer in the U.S. makes $137,776 per year. Salary ranges from $110,000 to $155,000 per year <strong>depending on skills, experiences and location<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior Data Engineers earn an average of $172,603 per year. Their annual salaries range from $152,000 to $194,000.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In France, the average annual salary is <\/span><b>significantly lower.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Again according to Glassdoor, it is\u00a0 around 43,850 euros.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Deutschland, the average annual salary is a <\/span><b>bit better than in France<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with an annual revenue of 62k euros.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the explosion of Big Data, Data Engineers are increasingly sought after by companies in all sectors. Since 2012,<\/span><b> the number of jobs has increased by more than 400%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and almost doubled in 2016.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is due to the <\/span><b>explosion of data volume<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its increasing exploitation by companies, and the increasing complexity of data processing technologies. 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