Mentorship

Why Participate

The program offers the chance to enhance your skills, gain practical industry insights, receive personalized guidance from seasoned professionals, and build meaningful connections across the data engineering community.

Mentorship Types

Career Development — Beginner
Who
Students, career switchers, or new data engineers (< 2 years) building foundational skills.
Prereqs
Basic programming & data literacy; comfort with core math/logic.
Topics
What a data engineer does; scope of the role.
Core concepts and common tools/frameworks.
Learning roadmaps & skill‑building strategies.
Career Development — Early Career
Who
Experienced data engineers aiming for broader technical depth, architecture, and leadership growth.
Prereqs
2+ years hands‑on DE; strong SQL + 1 language; cloud + big‑data tools familiarity; cross‑team experience.
Topics
Advanced architectures: scale, latency, resiliency; batch/streaming; lakehouse vs mesh; governance/metadata.
Leadership & strategy: influence, design reviews, prioritization.
System optimization: cost, observability, DR.
Career growth: Senior/Staff/Principal paths; exec presence.
Resume Review
Who
Job‑seekers at any level looking to strengthen resume content, presentation, and targeting.
Prereqs
A complete Google Docs draft with comment access; target job descriptions.
Topics
Formatting & structure; quantified impact; tailoring to roles.
Interview Preparation
Who
New entrants, career switchers, and experienced DEs preparing for upcoming interviews.
Prereqs
Understand DE fundamentals; bring target JDs and your current resume.
Topics
Recruiter screen & OA basics.
Technical rounds: Python/SQL, data modeling, system design.
Behavioral strategies and preparation.
This does not include mock interview.

Code of Conduct

Expectations

    We are committed to providing a respectful, professional, and supportive environment. All participants must treat each other with courtesy, respect confidentiality, act with integrity, and maintain professionalism. We do not tolerate any inappropriate behaviors such as sexual harassment or discrimination.

Mentee Guidelines

  • Be punctual — arrive on time or reschedule in advance.
  • Be prepared — set goals, review materials, bring questions.
  • Be committed — act on feedback after sessions.

How to Get Started

Book mentorship sessions via the scheduling portal, then join the Slack community channel (#mentorship-program) to meet mentors and mentees. Email us if you have any questions.

For more details, please see the full documentation here: DET Mentorship Program Overview .

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Our Mentors

Meet the data engineers who support this mentorship program.

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