Data engineers vs. data scientists

Understanding Data Engineering

Hadrien Lacroix

Content Developer at DataCamp

Data workflow

data science workflow

Understanding Data Engineering

Data engineers

data collection and storage is circled

Understanding Data Engineering

Data scientists

data preparation, exploration and experiment are circled together

Understanding Data Engineering

Data engineers enable data scientists

Data engineer

  • Ingest and store data
  • Set up databases
  • Build data pipelines
  • Strong software skills

data-engineer

Data scientist

  • Exploit data
  • Access databases
  • Use pipeline outputs
  • Strong analytical skills

data-scientist

Understanding Data Engineering

Summary

  • At which stages data engineers and data scientists intervene
  • How data engineers enable data scientists
Understanding Data Engineering

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Understanding Data Engineering

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