The Data Engineering Job No One Wants To Do - Backfilling

At some point, if you work in data, whether you’re an analyst or a data engineer. You’re going to have to do it. You’re going to have to backfill a table. Actually, it’ll probably be pretty early in your career. Backfilling or rerunning a pipeline is just a necessity, AI or not. There are plenty of reasons why you might need to backfill a table..sadly. Talking to data engineers…many of them dislike the process of backfilling. So let’s start there. Let’s discuss why we backfill as data teams and why we dislike it so much. Also thanks - Marko Pavliuk for the thumbnail design If you enjoyed this video, check out some of my other top videos. Common Data Pipeline Patterns You’ll See in the Real World - Types Of Data Pipelines You'll Build https://youtu.be/htAipJ6yYFs What Is BigQuery - Breaking Down What BigQuery Is And Diving Into A Hands On Walkthrough https://youtu.be/pud-vuNE15g If you're looking for help ingesting your data in batch or real time, then you need to check out Estuary - https://bit.ly/4eQC3oQ If you'd like to read up on my updates about the data field, then you can sign up for our newsletter here. https://seattledataguy.substack.com/​​ Or check out my blog https://www.theseattledataguy.com/ And if you want to support the channel, then you can become a paid member of my newsletter https://seattledataguy.substack.com/subscribe Tags: Data engineering projects, Data engineer project ideas, data project sources, data analytics project sources, data project portfolio _____________________________________________________________ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmLGJ3VYBcfRaWbP6JLJcpA?sub_confirmation=1 _____________________________________________________________ About me: I have spent my career focused on all forms of data. I have focused on developing algorithms to detect fraud, reduce patient readmission and redesign insurance provider policy to help reduce the overall cost of healthcare. I have also helped develop analytics for marketing and IT operations in order to optimize limited resources such as employees and budget. I privately consult on data science and engineering problems both solo as well as with a company called Acheron Analytics. I have experience both working hands-on with technical problems as well as helping leadership teams develop strategies to maximize their data. *I do participate in affiliate programs, if a link has an "*" by it, then I may receive a small portion of the proceeds at no extra cost to you.