Data Engineer Roadmap 2026 | How I'd learn Data Engineering in 2026

With the rapid growth of data, AI, and cloud systems, Data Engineering has become a foundational role in the data ecosystem. In this video, we break down a complete Data Engineering roadmap for 2026, covering the key skills, tools, and concepts you need to become job-ready.

You’ll get a week-by-week learning plan, practical checklists, and free resources, along with how I’d learn Data Engineering if I were starting from scratch today

Roadmap with Weekly Study Plan & Free Resources - http://codebasics.io/resources/data-e...

Data Engineering Suitability Test: https://codebasics.io/survey/find-you...

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⭐️ Timestamps ⭐️
0:00 Intro
2:10 Salary Range
2:26 Suitability Test
2:46 Job Analysis Report Overview
3:08 Overview of the Roadmap
3:31 Data Engineer Categories
7:42 Conversation with Industry Experts
11:24 Skill Handyman
12:08 Data Engineer Skills Matrix
12:56 Fundamental Research + Preparing your Mind & Body
13:35 Python Basics + Essential Data Structures🐍
16:26 Python for Data Engineering🐍
17:28 Data Engineering Foundations + Git
19:59 SQL Mastery
26:23 Data Modeling & Warehousing Basics + Linux Fundamentals📊
29:25 ETL on Cloud (Batch Pipelines)
33:46 Docker + ATS Resume
37:50 Spark + Databricks
41:20 End-to-End Data Engineering Projects on Databricks
43:49 Snowflake + Airflow
46:24 Streaming Data Systems: Kafka + Flink
48:53 Analytics Engineering with dbt + Cloud Scaling + Portfolio
53:38 Data Quality & Reliability
55:27 Business Projects, CI/CD & Open Source
59:47 Personal Branding, Interviews & Long-Term Career Growth
1:01:10 Interview Communication
1:01:46 Job Applications
1:05:47 Tips & Final Thoughts


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