#251: The Continued Rise of the Analytics Engineer with Dumky de Wilde

We're seeing the title "Analytics Engineer" continue to rise, and it’s in large part due to individuals realizing that there's a name for the type of work they've found themselves doing more and more. In today's landscape, there's truly a need for someone with some Data Engineering chops with an eye towards business use cases. We were fortunate to have the one of the co-authors of The Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering, Dumky de Wilde, join us to discuss the ins and outs of this popular role! Listen in to hear more about the skills and responsibilities of this role, some fun analogies to help explain to your grandma what AE's do, and even tips for individuals in this role for how they can communicate the value and impact of their work to senior leadership! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.