What Is An Analytics Engineer? Everything You Need to Know
This article provides an overview of an up-and-coming role in data, the analytics engineer. We explore what is meant by analytics engineering, what are the differences between analytics engineering and traditional data roles like data scientist, data engi
Jun 2022 · 10 min read
“Data engineers build the cupboard, they gather together the wood and the tools and put it together. The Analytics Engineers open the cupboard and start putting in the plates, mugs, and bowls, and arrange them in a certain order. This could be arranging them into particular colors, shapes, or sizes. Data analysts then go into the cupboard and they know where everything lives as it is arranged nicely. They can then grab the small blue mug they were looking for and go make a cup of tea!”
Josie Hall, Program Manager at Google
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