Data Engineering at Canva w/ Nicholas Lambourne

Chasing a career in data engineering? 📈⚙️ Wondering if it’s right for you? Or have no idea what data engineering even is? 😅

In this industry episode, Keith and Amanda sit down with Nicholas Lambourne, a Data Engineer at Canva 😎 and part time UNSW honours student 📚, to discuss his experiences, including:

• The perks and challenges 💎 of working as a data engineer
• Big data, machine learning 🤯 and the future of data engineering 🚀
• The skills YOU need to become a pro data engineer 🤓
• Life in industry and in academia
• Internships, uni, and finding a career direction for yourself 💡
• And more!

Timestamps

0:34 What is data engineering?
6:51 The future of data
10:37 Daily life as a data engineer
18:13 Advice on getting started with data engineering
23:23 Working at Canva
32:09 Research in quantum computing and speech recognition (40:43)
49:28 Finding your fit in an internship
61:31 Degree regrets and picking a life path
74:52 Final advice