Why Data Engineering Is Never 'Set and Forget'

The Job That's Never Done

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Data Engineering is never done. It sits on a knife’s edge, somewhere between complete meltdown and calm serenity.

You may think you’ll skip into a company, build that little pipeline, and move on to your next grand adventure — the “set it and forget it” mentality.

You won’t. In my experience, that world is a myth.

Change Is Constant

The work, the data, the requirements — everything is always changing and evolving. Pipelines mature, grow, and become critical (or obsolete). What works well today may not work next month or next year.