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Data Engineering vs Data Science: Why Engineering Wins in 2026
Data engineers are seeing more stable hiring than data scientists.
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Data Engineering vs Data Science in 2026
AI hype inflated data science — engineering remains essential.
Why Data Engineering Wins
- Core infrastructure role
- Less saturation
- Clear business ROI
Skills to Focus
SQL, Spark, Airflow, cloud data warehouses.
Learning Resources
- dbt Learn → https://learn.getdbt.com/
- Apache Spark → https://spark.apache.org/
Read time: ~4 minutes
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