TIL: data scientists vs data engineers

[timelets]

It turns out, the former are supposed to generate hypotheses and run experiments, while the latter to engineer access to the body of data and its proper maintenance. Who would've thunk!

Comments

[juan_gandhi]

То у нас в конторе и происходит - но я страсть как не люблю, когда меня кто-нибудь вздумает data engineer называть. Хотя это и делаю.

[timelets]

Why is that? You don't like being an engineer?

[juan_gandhi]

Well, actually not much. But Data Engineer - it's like DB Admin.

[timelets]

Got it. The title carries some "database" baggage.